Peru, Singapore and the United Kingdom will gain agricultural attaché positions at Brazilian diplomatic representations abroad. The number of attaché vacancies was also changed from three to two in China and from two to one in Russia. With a total of 25 Brazilian agricultural attachés remaining abroad in 23 countries, as determined by art. 4th of Decree 6,464/2008.
The measures and changes in the number of agricultural attaché positions are in the interministerial decree signed by Minister Tereza Cristina (Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) and Minister Ambassador Ernesto Araújo (Foreign Affairs), published in the Official Gazette of the Union last Thursday ( 01).
According to the general coordinator of Agricultural Attaché Management at the Secretariat of Commerce and International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SCRI/Mapa), Andressa Beig, with the inclusion of Peru, which is an importer of agricultural products Brazilians, the role of the new attaché could further expand the relationship between Peru and Brazil, considering the geographic proximity and the strengthening of bilateral relations.
Singapore is also a food importing country, extremely important and relevant for the diversification of agricultural exports. The attaché, according to Andressa Beig, “may generate opportunities to establish commercial negotiations seeking the entry of Brazilian products”. Singapore is considered a global commercial center and is even home to large Brazilian companies in the agribusiness sector.
The attaché in the United Kingdom will be able to monitor the agendas of international organizations based in that region that represent agricultural products relevant to the Brazilian economy, such as the International Coffee Organization (ICO), which brings together the world's largest producers and consumers of this product; the International Sugar Organization (OIA), which represents 87 producing and consuming countries and aims to improve world market conditions for this product, and the International Grains Council (IGC), an intergovernmental organization that aims to expand international cooperation in the grain trade.
Mapa and MRE regulations establish the selection committee that will coordinate the selection process of candidates for the post of agricultural attaché at Brazilian diplomatic representations abroad. The commission is made up of representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, including members of SCRI, the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense and the Executive Secretariat.
The commission will coordinate the process of choosing candidates to compose the Triple List, which will be submitted to Minister Tereza Cristina for the post of agricultural attaché at Brazilian diplomatic representations abroad.
Next week, the notice will be released with the calendar of the selection process open to employees of the Ministry of Agriculture for access to the post of agricultural attaché.
