Where does Brazil stand on trade facilitation?

Resumo

Lia Valls Pereira explains what tradefacilitation means, why the recentWTO agreement in Bali may mark thepossibility that a new phase of negotiationshas opened in the multilateraltrade system, why trade facilitationmeasures should be on Brazil’s policyagenda to reduce transaction costs,and what that might imply for thecountry’s government and businesses.