Brazil’s 2019 Chairship of the BRICS: Priorities & Expectations Proceedings report of a symposium hosted by the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) associated with UNISA, and South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) 28 March 2019, Pretoria Rapporteurs: Remofiloe Lobakeng, Research Assistant at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Simphiwe Mongwe, Research Assistant at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Jesuloba Ilesanmi, Research Assistant at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Chisola Chembe, Visiting Research Assistant at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Edited by: Arina Muresan, Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA and Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Designed by: Makhethe Makamase, Research Assistant at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA and Kenny Dlamini, Research Officer at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA Cover image: http://brics2019.itamaraty.gov.br/en/ Published in April 2019 by the Institute for Global Dialogue Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA 3rd Floor Robert Sobukwe Building 263 Nana Sita Street Pretoria Tel: +27 12 3376082 Fax: +27 86 212 9442
[email protected] www.igd.org.za All rights reserved. The material in this publication may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted without the prior permission of the publisher. Short extracts may be quoted, provided the source is fully acknowledged. 1 Contents Introduction by Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director, Institute for Global Dialogue ............................................................. 3 Mr. Bruno Carvalho Arruda, Point of Contact for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and BRICS at the Embassy of Brazil in Pretoria, South Africa ................................................................................................................................................................