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Weekly Report - 09 May 2013 (WR-13-18)

BRAZIL: Azevêdo wins WTO post

Brazil hardly boasts a stellar reputation as a promoter of free trade. Over the past few years the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has often criticised the country for adopting protectionist measures. Now the man tasked with defending Brazil’s reputation at the WTO, Roberto Azevêdo, has been chosen as its new director. Ahead of the final nomination, Azevêdo insisted that his country’s track record would have no bearing on his performance in office. “As director of the WTO, I will not be representing Brazil,” he said. His supporters argue that his critical, go-slow approach to trade liberalisation will prove useful in keeping developing economies on-board as the organisation tries to restart stalled global trade talks.

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