On April 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held a roundtable titled "Russia and Brazil in Search of New Forms of Cooperation". The event marked the release of the RIAC analytical report, "Russia-Brazil Relations: Political Context and Economic Cooperation".
Opening remarks were delivered by:
- Svetlana Gavrilova, Head of the Program Department at RIAC;
- Dmitry Rozental, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
The research findings were presented by Victor Heifetz, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Latinskaya Amerika’’, Professor at St. Petersburg State University, and Chief Researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On April 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held a roundtable titled "Russia and Brazil in Search of New Forms of Cooperation". The event marked the release of the RIAC analytical report, "Russia-Brazil Relations: Political Context and Economic Cooperation".
Opening remarks were delivered by:
- Svetlana Gavrilova, Head of the Program Department at RIAC;
- Dmitry Rozental, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
The research findings were presented by Victor Heifetz, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Latinskaya Amerika’’, Professor at St. Petersburg State University, and Chief Researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Reports were presented by:
- Lyudmila Simonova, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- Lyudmila Okuneva, Professor at MGIMO University and Chief Researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- Varvara Kuznetsova, Research Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The discussion featured contributions from:
- Tatiana Mashkova, Director General of National Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries;
- Ana Livia Araujo Esteves, Lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University;
- Ivan Kryazhev, Senior Advisor at the Senior Advisor at the World Youth Festival Directorate, Research Intern at the Institute of World Military Economics and Strategy, HSE University;
- Anna Shakhina, Executive Secretary of the Russia-Brazil Business Council;
- Irina Isakova, Independent Expert.
The session was moderated by RIAC Program Coordinator Alexandra Terzi.
During the event, experts discussed the current state, prospects, and constraints of Russia-Brazil bilateral relations; the impact of Brazil's domestic political processes; and new forms of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, particularly in digitalization, medical services, and agribusiness.
