International IDEA contributes to Brazil's political and electoral reform process
On the 20thand 21st of March 2017, International IDEA’s Secretary-General Yves Leterme and Daniel Zovatto, IDEA’s Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, travelled to Brasilia, to participate in the seminar “Models of electoral systems - international contribution to the political reform in Brazil” organized by the Superior Electoral Court and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, with support of International IDEA. The seminar aimed at providing an overview of international good practices in political and electoral reform as inputs for the Brazilian electoral reform process.
During the seminar, Secretary-General Yves Leterme gave a keynote speech that provided an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of electoral systems around the world. As former Prime Minister of Belgium, he also shared his knowledge about the Belgian electoral system and its potential lessons for Brazil. He also shared International IDEA’s Electoral Systems Design Handbook, with the seminar's participants.
Daniel Zovatto, International IDEA´s Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, moderated a panel of international experts on “District, proportional or mixed vote”.
Over the course of the two days, the Secretary-General held a series of bilateral meetings with the President of the Republic of Brazil, Michel Temer, the Presidents of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, Rodrigo Maia and Eunício Oliveira respectively and with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, among other Brazilian political representatives.
Brazil became a member state of International IDEA in April 2016 and the seminar is a reflection of the strong partnership between Brazil and International IDEA.
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