Mid-Year Members Appreciation Luncheon

SPECIAL DISCUSSION

Brazil is months away from the most consequential presidential election, scheduled for October.

Join us for this exciting and informative program, to discuss about the political panorama and how it is shaping up under the ongoing judicial fights over former president Lula's arrest and the disputes for voter preference between presidential candidates.

SPEAKERS

Andrea Murta, director for North America operations at the Brazilian information company JOTA.

Felipe Seligman, JOTA's co-founder, COO and commentator of political and judicial issues.

For full speakers bios, click here.

TOPICS

• General panorama and what we know about the elections so far
  
• • How parties are positioning themselves for the race ahead.

• • What is the data telling us (Results of JOTA's poll aggregator, a statistical tool that provides trends for voter preference. The poll aggregator, launched by JOTA in April, is unique in Brazil and similar to the tools used in the United States by the acclaimed analyst Nate Silver, creator of FiveThirtyEight)
• How are parties in Congress mobilizing and what is their power to swing the electorate
  
• The impact of the Justice system on this year's elections: the future of Lula and the PT campaign
  
• Dates to watch between now and October
  

This is an exclusive and complimentary event for BFBC members. Lunch will be provided. You don't want to miss. REGISTER TODAY!