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Exploring Brazil-Mexico Relations: Successes and Future Prospects

This presentation by Steve Scheibe delves into the business and cultural interplay between Brazil and Mexico, drawing from his extensive experiences over 40 years in Brazil and 20 years in Mexico. It examines the similarities and differences in language, history, and business practices while addressing growth, competitiveness, and sustainability challenges faced by both nations. Key topics include Mexico's manufacturing prowess, Brazil's resource diversification, and strategies for future collaboration in areas like technology and tourism. Join us for insights into these Latin powerhouses.

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Exploring Brazil-Mexico Relations: Successes and Future Prospects

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  1. Successes & Future Brazil-Mexico

  2. Steve Scheibe - All Abroad • Experience in business & culture • 40 years Brazil and 20 in Mexico

  3. Take Off and Growth

  4. Latin Powers

  5. Mega Events • Business • Fun Places

  6. Similar yet Different • Language & history (Portugal vs Spain) • Formal vs. informal • Psychological and physical distance • Superficial knowledge (not deep)

  7. 3 Positives

  8. Growth, democracy and inclusion (new middle class) • Mexico – Regaining competiveness, exports more manufactures than rest of Latin America • Brazil – Diversification and resources Positives

  9. Mexico – Dependent on US, “So far from God and so close to the USA” • Brazil – Underweight in exports especially value added, declining industrial productivity, “Brazil cost” & “God is Brazilian” so everything is OK Some Concerns

  10. Mexico – Energy - decline in PEMEX production and lack of new discoveries • Brazil – Energy - Difficulty in fulfilling the promise of the Pre-Salt deep water finds; hydroelectric • Both countries – Sustainability of models Concerns

  11. The Dragon in the Room • China importer of commodities & exporter of manufactured goods • How to compete? Concerns

  12. Trade Brazil Mexico - 2012 • Relatively insignificant, below potential (2%) • 2012 First time 10 billion total • 65% of total is automobile industry • California-Mexico: 62 billion in 2012 • California-Brazil: Only 4 billion 2012

  13. Who is doing it? Cfds

  14. Plus Many Opportunities and Endeavors: Information Technology Sports Tourism Furniture Services

  15. April 2013- 12 Mexican companies in Sao Paulo (ProMexico support) • Junio 2013 - Pack Expo Mexico – 15 plus Brazilian packaging companies (APEX support) Trade Missions Brazil-Mexico Recent Events and Ongoing

  16. Mexico – Brazil – Make it a Positive Sum Game

  17. Thank you • Gracias • Muito obrigado!

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