BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://DACR//214565 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T051724 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260612T154500Z DTEND:20260612T180000Z UID:214565 SUMMARY:The Current State of Affairs in Brazil & Brazil–U.S. Relations LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House OR Online, 1801 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20006 DESCRIPTION:The Current State of Affairs in Brazil & Brazil–U.S. Relations \n\n06/12/26 11:45 AM EST\n - 06/12/26 02:00 PM EST\Description:\nPlease note this is a hybrid event - you have the option to attend in person or virtually. Registrations are required for all attendees. For in-person attendees, the event will run from 11:45 am - 2 pm and will include lunch. The live stream will begin at 12:50 pm (virtual attendees will be sent a link for the event via email).\n\nJoin the Latin American and Caribbean Luncheon Group at DACOR to discuss the current state of affairs in Brazil and the political, economic, and geopolitical dynamics shaping Brazil–U.S. relations. Our panelists will be Bruna Santos and Ricardo Zuniga. \n \nBrazil is emerging as one of the most important and complicated relationships in the Western Hemisphere as tensions grow between the Trump administration and the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Disputes over trade, tariffs, the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, democratic governance, and Brazil’s expanding ties with China and the BRICS bloc have strained the relationship, even as both countries remain deeply connected economically and strategically.\n \nBruna Santos is the director of the Brazil Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. She previously led the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Prior to that, she served as vice president and director of innovation at Brazil’s National School of Public Administration (Enap), the country’s premier government training institution. From 2010 to 2013, she lived and worked in Beijing, China, where she was a market analyst at Chinatex Grains & Oils and co‑founded Radar China, a public relations firm. Santos is a member of the global network of Eisenhower Fellows and has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s EMPA Global.  She holds a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.\n \nRicardo Zúniga is a Founding Partner of Dinámica Americas.  He was a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, serving for 30 years in multiple roles, including as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle, and U.S. Consul General in São Paulo, Brazil, where he focused on advancing U.S. commercial relations with Brazil. Zuniga was detailed from the State Department to serve as President Obama’s principal advisor for the Americas from 2012 to 2015, during which time he worked closely with then-Vice President Biden and advised Cabinet members and other senior leaders on events in the Americas. He was previously a member of the Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Latin America Program. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and served diplomatic tours in Mexico, Portugal, Cuba, Spain, and twice in Brazil.\Details:\n\n $35 for DACOR members\n $45 for non-members\n $10 virtual\n\n\Location:\nDACOR Bacon House OR Online\n1801 F St NW\nWashington, DC 20006 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Current State of Affairs in Brazil & Brazil–U.S. Relations

06/12/26 11:45 AM EST - 06/12/26 02:00 PM EST
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Please note this is a hybrid event - you have the option to attend in person or virtually. Registrations are required for all attendees. For in-person attendees, the event will run from 11:45 am - 2 pm and will include lunch. The live stream will begin at 12:50 pm (virtual attendees will be sent a link for the event via email).

Join the Latin American and Caribbean Luncheon Group at DACOR to discuss the current state of affairs in Brazil and the political, economic, and geopolitical dynamics shaping Brazil–U.S. relations. Our panelists will be Bruna Santos and Ricardo Zuniga. 
 
Brazil is emerging as one of the most important and complicated relationships in the Western Hemisphere as tensions grow between the Trump administration and the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Disputes over trade, tariffs, the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, democratic governance, and Brazil’s expanding ties with China and the BRICS bloc have strained the relationship, even as both countries remain deeply connected economically and strategically.
 
Bruna Santos is the director of the Brazil Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. She previously led the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Prior to that, she served as vice president and director of innovation at Brazil’s National School of Public Administration (Enap), the country’s premier government training institution. From 2010 to 2013, she lived and worked in Beijing, China, where she was a market analyst at Chinatex Grains & Oils and co‑founded Radar China, a public relations firm. Santos is a member of the global network of Eisenhower Fellows and has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s EMPA Global.  She holds a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
 
Ricardo Zúniga is a Founding Partner of Dinámica Americas.  He was a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, serving for 30 years in multiple roles, including as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle, and U.S. Consul General in São Paulo, Brazil, where he focused on advancing U.S. commercial relations with Brazil. Zuniga was detailed from the State Department to serve as President Obama’s principal advisor for the Americas from 2012 to 2015, during which time he worked closely with then-Vice President Biden and advised Cabinet members and other senior leaders on events in the Americas. He was previously a member of the Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Latin America Program. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and served diplomatic tours in Mexico, Portugal, Cuba, Spain, and twice in Brazil.
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