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Advisor

Rodrigo Almeida

Rodrigo Almeida has been a partner and senior consultant in Government Relations at BMJ since 2013. The economist made his professional career at Monsanto do Brasil, where he worked in the commercial area of the former Plastics Division, in the Rubber Chemicals Division as Product Manager, in the financial area as Credit and Collection Manager and as Price Control Manager, in the period when Brazil adopted price control for the main products of the market, and, finally, in the Corporate Affairs area as Director. It was in this area that, over the past 20 years, he contributed to the construction of important regulatory frameworks related to the introduction of biotechnology in Brazil, as for example the Biosafety Law, and to the development and implementation of a remuneration system that allowed the continuous investment in the culture of soy and cotton in the country, such as the Patent Law and the Cultivares Protection Law. Rodrigo also held the position of Fiscal Counselor of the Brazilian Chemical Association (ABIQUIM), was Vice-President of the Brazilian Food Industry Association (ABIA), and Director of the National Union of the Animal Feed Industry ( Sindirações). In addition, he was Director of the Center for Industries of the State of São Paulo (CIESP) and a member of the Governmental Relations Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham).

Especialidades

Government Relations • Agribusiness • Biotechnology
Tel: +55 11 3044-5441