The Green New Deal Talks #2: What’s at Stake in Brazil’s 2022 Elections?
The Green New Deal Talks #2: What’s at Stake in Brazil’s 2022 Elections?
Thursday 15th September: 13.00-14.00hrs (Brazil) /
18-19.00hrs (CEST) /17.00-18.00 (GMT+1) / 12.00-13.00hrs (EDT)
This panel will explore how Brazil’s 2022 elections could transform global hopes for a new economic paradigm that functions within our planetary limits. What does Presidential Candidate Inacio Lula da Silva’s government plan say about an ecological transition and what are the biggest challenges that lie ahead? What hopes do Brazil’s Indigenous movements hold for the 2022 Elections? The panelists offer diverse perspectives on the impact of Brazil’s electoral results domestically, in Latin America and further afield.
Panel:
Josi Kaingang - Indigenous leader, UN Consultant on Indigenous Rights
Sabrina Fernandes -IRGAC Rosa Luxemburgo Stiftung
Ricardo Abramovay, Professor, University of São Paulo
Pedro Paulo Z. Bastos - Economics Professor, UNICAMP
Moderated by: Juliana de Moraes Pinheiro, Washington Brazil Office (WBO).
Organizers: CEPR, Global Alliance for a Green New Deal, Washington Brazil Office.