“ THE END OF THE VISA OBLIGATION IS A PRIORITY “ DEFENDED THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA DURING THE 18th INTERNATIONAL MEETING BRAZIL-USA in MIAMI Florida Governor Rick Scott declared at the 18th International Meeting, promoted by LIDE - Group of Business Leaders, his position in favor to a closer economic relation with Brazil and was critical to the visa requirement for tourists, made by the United States. The governor participated in the panel of “ Economic Institutional relations, and tourism between Brazil - United States.” Observing the growing trade and the flow of tourists, Rick Scott said that the end of the visa is a priority issue . “Brazil is an important trading partner for Florida and also to the U.S.. There are many Brazilian tourists who come to the U.S., and many Americans traveling to Brazil,“ he concluded. For the Governor the visa requirement is an impediment not only to the expansion of tourism in Florida, but
also to prospect new business. “ The visa problem is something really significant, because I want to further enhance our relationship with other countries, especially with Brazil,” said the Governor . Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, being the largest trading partner of Florida, involving various industries like aviation, telecommunications, food, among others. “Since I took office , my job is to encourage people to make and generate business and jobs.” According to him, there was a study that showed that Florida is the third best state for doing business . “ We want to lead the list and become the best state in America to do business ,” he said . Before the Governor, during the panel, LIDE PresidentJoão Doria Jr., strongly criticized the mandatory visa saying “ it makes no sense that a country who has acquired the importance of Brazil, considered the 7th world economy, is subjecting its citizens to obtain an entry Visa into American territory and vice versa . “ The 18th International Meeting brought together 200 Brazilian busi-
nessmen, American authorities of the two governments and between 26 and 29 September in Miami , USA . The 18th International Meeting brought together 200 Brazilian businessmen, American authorities of the two governments and between 26 and 29 September in Miami, USA. Participating Companies
The 18th MEETING INTERNATIONAL had the support of large companies as follows: AMIL, CON-
TAX, GOCIL SECURITY AND SERVICES, INVESTE SÃO PAULO, APEX-BRAZIL, GOOD VIEW, HSBC, PIQUET REALTY, SBT, AMERICAN AIRLINES, Athié Wohnrath, AVIS, CASA COR, DELTA AIR LINES, EMBRAER, GROUP Serson, MAN LATIN AMERICA, ODEBRECHT, SAPORE, SPIN, THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD, Unimed INSURANCE,
Agaxtur, AMAZON BEVERAGES, CDN CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, DECOR, ECCAPLAN, Formag’S GROUP COMPANY, LEXUS, MISTRAL , PR NEWSWIRE, ST. REGIS HOTEL, TALENT, TRAVEL ACE, UPS, VINCI and W SOUTH BEACH HOTEL. THIS IS, THIS IS MONEY, LIVE BRAZIL, ROBB REPORT & BUSINESS MEETING and the maga-
zine are media partners.
Source: CDN -Corporate Communications Photo by: Juan Guerra