Andressa Mont’alvão Canela is a government relations manager at BMJ. She has been working at the company since 2019. Previously, she worked at Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) as a Senior Account Executive, with supervision and client service responsibilities in the agrochemical sector, and at Patri Public Policy, as a Legislative Analyst and Support in telecommunications, infrastructure, and technology clients. At the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), she held the position of industrial development analyst in the international relations unit, focusing on South-South cooperation projects. She has also interned at Itamaraty, the Central Bank, the Presidency of the Republic (Human Rights Secretariat), and CNI. She holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations and has specializations in Legislative Process, Government Relations, Parliamentary Law, Compliance, Strategic Negotiation, and Conflict Management.