EU-Brazil Fair and Ethical Trade Consultation Forum, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Brazilian SCARFE team attended on 21st of June 2018 the 1st EU-Brazil Fair and Ethical Trade Consultation Forum. The event took place in Rio de Janeiro and gathered the main Brazilian representatives of Fair Trade stemming from government – Development Secretary of the city of Rio and National Secretary of Solidarity Economy –, civil society – Fair Trade NGO in Brazil and FACES do Brasil – to market – Bio Fair Trade, Sebrae consultants, Justa Trama, etc. The key political actors briefly presented their ‘Fair trade’ perspectives and some relevant foreign experiences and intelligence agencies have given their speech during the event. Among them, the case of Equator and the Portuguese Start up Planetiers, as well as the data presented by the International Trade Center offered insightful information. In addition to that, few ‘best fair trade Brazilian practices’ have presented their case (E.g.: Justa Trama, Bio Fair Trade and Rio Fair Trade city) The second half of the forum were organized in workshops discussing themes such as Fair Trade fashion; Legal requirements for certification; Working with international organizations; and How to get involved with fair trade community in Brazil? They have announced the development of both a Mapping of the Fair Trade consumers network in Brazil as well as the second edition of the same Forum, which will probably happen in December 2018.