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All rights reserved This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Today's print edition Home Delivery As Brazil sets the legal basis for its carbon trade environmentalists are doubtful on whether it will be able to lower the country's emissions — the sixth largest in the world according to the EU Emissions Database The rules do not put a limit on emissions from farming the country's top carbon polluting sector which accounts for about 74% of the country's emissions.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); "We've missed the opportunity to bring agribusiness to a regulated sphere but also promotes sustainability," said Gabriela Savian deputy director of public policy at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute only about 16% of the country's emissions are expected to be covered by Brazil's budding cap-and-trade carbon market But even though it leaves the country's largest emitters off the hook the regulation is expected to bring legal security and foster carbon projects that protect the forest against pressure from the agribusiness sector governments ascribe each sector of the economy a cap to carbon emissions and companies that exceed that limit can buy allowances from others that still have headroom the largest cap-and-trade system in value in the world which had its basic carbon market rules signed into law in December Data from the country's Climate Observatory shows that most of its emissions come from its 240 million strong cattle herd and destruction of its vast natural areas mostly to make room for pasture and grain fields Farming was left without a cap in response to a demand from leaders of the country's powerful agribusiness caucus the dominant force in Brazil's congress Their argument was that most cap-and-trade markets do not establish a cap to agriculture as counting emissions from producers is a technical challenge something critics said researchers could overcome "No country in the world has regulation over the farming sector due to lack of scientifically proven metric" to their emissions president of Brazil's Parliamentary Agricultural Front As part of their effort to lower emissions big polluters are expected to become a larger source of funding for forest protection initiatives which could help ease the pressure from farms "Even though there is not a cap to the great emitter which is deforestation," the cap-and-trade system "structures the possibility to fund schemes .. that fight deforestation and promote regeneration," she said There is a growing number of companies and state governments sourcing carbon credits from forest conservation and recovery projects in Brazil which now runs 11 projects in partnership with farmers and communities sourcing carbon from 322,000 hectares of forests Those offsets are currently sold in the voluntary carbon market to companies that wish to compensate for emissions even without any legal requirements to do so expects to be able to sell credits to help companies comply with the regulated cap-and-trade market in the future providing a non-destructive income alternative for the Amazon In addition to communities and private owners have been making strides in the carbon market announcing plans to sell more than $600 million of jurisdictional offset credits This class of offsets is sourced by governments that succeed in reducing deforestation or capture carbon within their jurisdictions As they reward state policies that stem deforestation assets are shielded from the land tenure issues that have hurt the reputation of private projects in Brazil that have been shown to operate on disputed land Those credits are calculated based on each jurisdiction's success in lowering their deforestation rates whereas private projects have often been accused of sourcing excessive credits by inflating the risk of deforestation in the areas where they intervene The law allows offsets from the voluntary carbon market to be converted into assets that other countries could buy to achieve climate targets secretary for environment and sustainability in the state of Para Last year's COP climate summit set the basis for a United Nations overseen international carbon market raising expectations for this type of global cooperation The recent national and international rules "will make it possible for Para to sell credits for Switzerland" to help protect the Amazon as it pursues its national targets "It will be the most premium type of credit in existence." 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Writing by Karen Braun; Editing by Matthew Lewis juntamente com a sua rede de concessionários vai apresentar durante a 25ª edição da Expodireto Cotrijal a mais moderna e completa linha de soluções tecnológicas voltadas para todos os perfis de produtores Entre as principais atrações do estande da marca este ano está o novo trator T6.140 Electro Command™ que possui motor eletrônico e foi desenvolvido com a ajuda dos próprios clientes “Independentemente do tamanho da operação agrícola a New Holland possui soluções inovadoras e ideais tanto para o pequeno quanto para o médio ou grande produtor Nossa expectativa é de realizar bons negócios durante a feira apresentando tecnologias que possibilitem ao agricultor melhorar a sua produtividade e reduzir os custos operacionais” vice-presidente da New Holland para a América Latina Uma das principais novidades que a marca exibirá durante a Expodireto é o T6.140 Electro Command™ uma nova transmissão e uma cabine que traz muito conforto e espaço para o operador sendo um dos destaques da categoria de tratores de média potência ele foi desenvolvido com a ajuda dos clientes da marca por meio de pesquisas e testes de campo onde a palavra do agricultor ajudou a definir as melhores configurações que atendessem às suas necessidades e transmissão Electro Command™ 16x16 e 32x32 com super redutor Creeper com maior aproveitamento da potência e menor consumo de combustível O T6.140 Electro Command™ vem também com telemetria de série Ele é equipado com o novo módulo de processamento de dados e conectividade P&CMf sendo possível o gerenciamento da operação através do aplicativo do cliente O T6.140 é equipado ainda com o IntelliView™ IV Plus combinando o software já consagrado e conhecido pelos operadores por ser simples e intuitivo entregamos ao cliente maior capacidade de memória e processamento com uma melhor experiência de toque e visão do monitor A cabine espaçosa e confortável do T6.140 Electro Command™ é outro ponto positivo ela garante conforto e segurança ao operador com uma excelente área envidraçada que proporciona total controle operacional O banco de suspensão a ar e a estrutura de proteção ROPS garantem tranquilidade durante o trabalho Os controles e alavancas foram ergonomicamente posicionados para facilitar o dia a dia do operador garantindo menor fadiga e maior eficiência nas atividades diárias a New Holland vai levar à Expodireto o trator TL5.80 que se destaca pela confiabilidade de mais de 20 anos no mercado que além do TL5.80 é completada pelos modelos TL5.90 Este trator pode ser usado nas principais tarefas dentro da propriedade rural Com o portfólio de colheitadeiras mais completo do mercado a New Holland também destaca na Expodireto a TX 5.90 um dos ícones do maquinário agrícola brasileiro por sua confiabilidade e tradição entregando maior eficiência e produtividade em todos os tipos de culturas a TX tem sistema de limpeza de tripla cascata aumentando a capacidade de limpeza do material colhido A máquina conta também com o sistema Optifan ventilador que regula automaticamente a velocidade do vento assim como os novos côncavos seccionados que permitem alta capacidade de debulha de grãos o ultramoderno sistema de nivelamento SMARTSIEVE das peneiras permitindo um nivelamento automático e homogêneo do material colhido em toda a área de limpeza e um tanque graneleiro de alta capacidade A linha de colheitadeiras TX está disponível nos modelos TX 4.90 com plataforma de 25 pés ambos com debulha por cilindro e separação por duplo rotor O estande da New Holland na Expodireto também terá espaço para a agricultura digital Como parte de um ecossistema que tem como missão integrar o gerenciamento da frota de máquinas agrícolas dos clientes por meio de serviços conectados a marca dispõe da Central de Inteligência New Holland que faz o monitoramento em tempo real das máquinas no campo Com o intuito de aumentar a disponibilidade dessas máquinas um time de especialistas dá suporte aos concessionários e clientes oferecendo soluções que aumentem a produtividade e reduzam os custos otimizando a operação dos clientes safra após safra Além desse monitoramento feito pela Central de Inteligência localizada na fábrica da New Holland em Curitiba ele também é realizado pelos concessionários por meio de suas próprias Centrais de Inteligência que contam com uma equipe técnica treinada para atuar dentro de suas respectivas áreas de abrangência O cliente também monitora suas máquinas por meio de um aplicativo Este monitoramento funciona a partir de um pacote de serviços conectados que pode ser contratado junto ao concessionário O FieldOps™ é o novo aplicativo para gestão agrícola da New Holland disponível para dispositivos móveis e web benefícios pensados para uma melhor jornada do cliente no gerenciamento dos dados da operação O FieldOps™ é um aplicativo completo e fácil de usar que unifica as principais necessidades de gestão operacional num único local evitando que o cliente utilize soluções digitais fragmentadas e múltiplos aplicativos ou plataformas Este aplicativo foi criado para simplificar todo o fluxo de trabalho dos clientes desde o momento em que se conectam às suas máquinas até a análise após a safra Sua interface totalmente nova otimiza os fluxos de trabalho simplifica a gestão agrícola e disponibiliza os dados a partir de qualquer lugar A New Holland também dispõe do SERVE+DIGITAL uma entrega diferenciada de valor para os clientes que possuem máquinas conectadas operando em campo e contam com o atendimento e suporte da Central de Inteligência para aumentar a disponibilidade das máquinas em campo O SERVE+DIGITAL foi criado com os clientes e para os clientes e possui como principal diferencial a personalização dos serviços o cliente tem a oportunidade de personalizar a oferta de acordo com a realidade do seu negócio Dentre as opções de oferta estão o monitoramento das máquinas além das opções de variadas de serviços e treinamentos Condições especiais de financiamento do Banco CNH Reforçando sua trajetória de confiança e proximidade com a marca e rede de concessionários o Banco CNH estará presente mais uma vez na Expodireto como principal parceiro comercial da New Holland Com a missão de compreender as necessidades e perfis dos clientes e oferecer soluções financeiras completas o Banco levará para a feira opções diferenciadas de financiamento condições especiais para aquisição de seguros e o cartão Banco CNH para aquisição de peças e serviços – exclusivos para clientes da instituição O Banco contará com uma equipe especializada presente no evento para garantir os melhores negócios para clientes e concessionários consolidando seu compromisso de apoiar o desenvolvimento do país e de transformar sonhos em realizações 25ª Expodireto Cotrijal – de 10 a 14 de março de 2025 Informações: https://www.expodireto.cotrijal.com.br/ A New Holland é uma marca da CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) líder global no setor de bens de capital com experiência industrial comprovada, uma ampla gama de produtos e presença mundial. Mais informações sobre a CNH podem ser encontradas no site www.cnh.com. New Holland leva à Expodireto novo trator T6.140 Electro Command, com motor eletrônico Illinois - U.S.-China Trade War 2.0 is heating up and soybeans But the soybean battle may be lackluster right now because of how little trade is done at this time of year and how few U.S cargoes are left to ship to China this season It is well known that China in recent years has reduced reliance on U.S beans while leaning more heavily into the Brazilian market tariff onslaught – and China’s retaliatory response – come nearly seven years to the day that Beijing first announced intended measures against U.S as all analysis indicated no possible path for China to avoid importing U.S Beijing for a time was able to shun the American oilseed to a much larger degree than expected based on a one-off catastrophic spread of disease throughout its hog herd data suggests that China should still need some degree of U.S But don’t expect those purchases to show up anytime soon China had purchased 22.12 million metric tons of U.S That is a 12-year low for the date aside from the first two trade-war years China accounts for 48% of total soybean sales so far Only about 600,000 tons of China’s 2024-25 U.S bean commitments were unshipped as of March 27 representing above-average export progress Department of Agriculture data on Monday showed another 341,000 tons of U.S beans inspected for export to China in the week ended April 3 This means only a handful of cargoes are left to ship reducing the risk that China cancels orders But 2 million tons of unshipped beans booked to unknown destinations remained on the books as of March 27 While that is an average volume when compared with overall sales it leaves room for potential Chinese cancellations There is no risk of China terminating 2025-26 contracts since there are none in existence and a similarly delayed onset this year would not be surprising No one knew that African swine fever could allow China to shut out U.S both China and Brazil have respectively imported and exported roughly 100 million tons of soybeans per year Brazil could almost fully cover China’s annual needs and its soybean supplies are usually thin in the months leading up to harvest as lower moisture levels allow for better storage China was the destination for 73% of Brazilian soybean shipments in 2024 That compares with 75% in 2013 and a 75% average ever since This suggests it is highly unlikely that Brazil would suddenly shift all its bean business exclusively to China if Brazil’s crop continues to expand faster than Chinese demand China would be able to continue slowly phasing out U.S While China is likely to remain the top destination for U.S market participants have learned after the first trade war that when it comes to China Karen Braun is a market analyst for Reuters (Writing by Karen Braun Editing by Matthew Lewis) Get insights and exclusive content from the world of business and finance that you can trust, delivered to your inbox. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Combine harvesters crop soybeans in Mato Grosso Brazil’s record soybean harvest is proving to be a bonanza for US agricultural traders , A drought-hit cornfield at Nao-Me-Toque in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Jan MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc The southern half of the country is now faced with wet conditions while the north is forced to contend with widespread dryness “The Brazil national weather service today declared that the dry season has started There are areas of central Brazil that have been dry for 20 to 30 days some even longer than that,” Cordonnier said Monday from his Hinsdale Chicago cattle futures gained fresh highs on Monday while lean hog futures slumped He estimated about 30 to 40 per cent of Brazil’s safrinha (or second) corn crop is at various stages of dryness he said it has been “disappointing from the get-go and isn’t going to change much going forward” being 85 to 90 per cent harvested Cordonnier pointed to the growing threat of frost He said there have been three overnight frosts so far in the higher elevations of southern Brazil the possibility is a frost could impact the safrinha corn,” Cordonnier warned noting such a situation occurred last year In CONAB’s monthly outlook released April 7 the agency pegged total corn production in Brazil at 115.6 million tonnes for a 2.9 per cent increase from its March report in supply and demand estimates issued by the U.S it estimated total Brazil corn production at 116 million tonnes That was a 1.75 per cent increase from its March report With the reversal of conditions in Brazil and cold Cordonnier said there could be a lot of movement in the commodities market could make the markets more volatile,” he said — Glen Hallick reports for MarketsFarm from Winnipeg Newsletter Sign Up - Receive daily Ontario farm and production news You’ll also receive industry insight on why it matters delivered right to your inbox Glen Hallick writes for MarketsFarm specializing in grain and commodity market reporting John Deere partners in women's clothing line Sclerotinia-resistant canola varieties may be in the cards May contract talks alarm sugar beet growers Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | © 2025, Glacier FarmMedia Limited Partnership "(Required)" indicates required fields Richa is a London-based reporter covering consumer goods companies, including their supply chains, advertising strategies, corporate governance structures, sustainability goals, and the political issues that impact them. 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The extent of the Russian invasion’s impact of on Ukraine’s corn production and exports continues to remain uncertain Already tight global corn stocks could become even tighter in 2022 as traders contemplate the impact of reduced exports from Ukraine and continued dryness in parts of South America analysts said dry weather and poor soil moisture in southern Brazil and parts of Argentina could have a significant impact on second crop (safrinha) corn yields Although it is still early in the safrinha production cycle soil moisture reserves in key production areas of Brazil are extremely low or non-existent Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada’s food and beverage report Brazil’s southern production regions of Mato Grosso do Sul those three regions typically account for about 30 percent of Brazil’s safrinha crop Whelan said soil moisture conditions in central-west and southeastern Brazil have improved significantly since last October “We’re at over five-year highs regarding soil moisture (in those areas)… but it’s really the opposite in southern Brazil,” he said “you see dryness really persisting from October through now.” Refinitiv is projecting Argentina’s total 2021-22 corn production at about 49 million U.S Department of Agriculture’s estimate of 54 million Brazilian production is estimated at 108 million tons about six million tons below USDA projections said growers in many parts of Brazil and Argentina have experienced extreme weather conditions over the past few months ranging from severe drought in some areas to widespread flooding in others “The question is of course how much impact will this have on yields,” Soon Choi said Satellite vegetation (NDVI) indices showed nearly record-low levels of vegetative growth across key regions of northern Argentina in mid-January Rainfall in late January briefly contributed to more favourable soil moisture conditions but field conditions have been deteriorating over the past month or so South American plantings of second season corn were on pace across much of Brazil Safrinha corn crops are planted after the South American soybean harvest is complete “The second crop corn is largely progressing on schedule as well without any major delays (but) the season has really just started so there are still a lot of uncertainties there …,” Soon Choi said The planting window for second season corn is narrow and untimely rains can disrupt planting efforts as well as the entire production cycle “Those things definitely warrant attention.” Global corn markets have been watching South America closely especially since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in late February Ukraine exported more than 33 million tonnes of corn making it one of the largest corn exporters in the world the United States exported about 67 million tonnes of corn in 2021-22 Brazil exported nearly 38 million tonnes and Argentina exported 29 million tonnes It remains to be seen how Ukraine’s corn production and exports will be impacted by Russia’s military invasion The invasion has already prompted global grain-handling companies to suspend export operations in Ukraine and there is growing uncertainty about whether Ukrainian producers will be able to plant a crop this season Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the war in Ukraine will put global grain exports at risk the availability of fertilizers and other farm inputs will be uncertain potentially leading to reduced production on a global scale for the impact of all of this to be understood and felt,” Vilsack told reporters “I sincerely hope that no company out there — whether it’s fertilizer or any other supply that may be impacted by this — will take unfair advantage of the circumstances and situation,” he added A number of global grain companies have export operations in Ukraine Bunge and ADM confirmed that they would suspend operations in Ukraine Bunge has more than 1,000 employees in Ukraine working primarily at processing facilities and a grain terminal in the port city of Odessa ADM operates a network of country elevators as well as an export terminal in Odessa Ukraine ranks fourth in the world in terms of exports of corn and wheat and is the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil Although Ukraine produced a large corn crop last year export activity has been disrupted leaving buyers around the world looking elsewhere for supplies Compounding concerns over the availability of Ukrainian corn is the fact that Chinese demand for foreign corn has been increasing considerably in step with the rapid expansion of the Chinese hog herd the USDA revised its forecast for Chinese pork production suggesting annual production could reach 49.5 million tonnes up 13 percent from the previous USDA estimate Refinitiv market analyst Orlando Rodriguez said Brazilian corn exports in 2020-21 were at the lowest level in five years Argentinian exports were also expected to fall to below the previous three-year average corn exports to China are expected to increase in response for reduced trade flows from other major corn-producing nations “The Chinese demand is a major impact in the global corn market,” Rodriguez said “China is not going to be able to import as much corn from South America (and)… China has been buying a lot of corn from Ukraine Newsletter Sign Up - Receive free Western Producer newsletters Breaking ag news stories and commodities markets snapshots delivered daily right to your inbox Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed Parrish & Heimbecker acquires bulk marine export terminal in Quebec City Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | © 2025 Western Producer Publications Limited Partnership Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb, an Amazon company© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc. there is also a lot of natural regeneration."The group suggested that Brazil's government could file complaints before the World Trade Organization and look for "compensation measures" from the EU as Brazilian farmers are now facing losses due to the European legislation.Reporting by Roberto Samora; Additional reporting by Richa Naidu; Writing by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by David Holmes # grain trading giant and parent of Cargill Agricola SA also declined to comment.Juliana Basso de Araújo The parent firms of the other two affected companies did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.China's GACC did not respond to a request for comment."When we try to process clearance on customs' website for soybeans shipped by these five companies we are not able to proceed," said a second source a trader at a China-based soybean crusher.Countries typically require imported or exported agricultural goods to be inspected to ensure they are free of pests and diseases to protect local food supplies.HOLD-UP COMES AHEAD OF PEAK LOADINGSBrazilian soybean export shipments remain seasonally light early in the South American harvest But loadings are due to surge over the coming weeks as more of the harvested crop is moved to market at which point suspensions could be far more disruptive market analysts said.Some analysts questioned the timing of the suspensions so close to Trump's inauguration.China may want to slow shipments from Brazil to wait for crush margins to improve after making big purchases or to give Beijing room to make a trade deal with Washington that could include purchases of U.S brokerage A/C Trading."It could be something to give Xi (Jinping) an opportunity to buy U.S beans to put in reserve and get some goodwill," Gerlach said.The Brazilian agriculture ministry said the GACC detected the presence of pesticides and pests on a routine inspection of cargos."The temporary suspension of the companies' units was communicated in advance by GACC to the Brazilian side demonstrating confidence in the Brazilian inspection system and the robustness of the work carried out by the Brazilian government and exporters," the ministry said.The ministry said Brazil's overall soy exports to China "will not be affected" adding it will provide the needed information for China to lift the temporary suspensions.It was unclear how many cargoes and volumes were affected by the non-conformities as the Brazilian government did not provide additional details It also was not clear how long the suspension would last although traders expected it to be short-term.China which buys more than 60% of soybeans shipped across the world now takes more than 70% of its imports of the oilseed from Brazil market share."We are taking it seriously," an official at one of the affected companies told Reuters He declined to be named due to sensitivities of the issue.China imported a record 105 million metric tons of soybeans in 2024.Reporting by Laurie Chen Mei Mei Chu and Ella Cao in Beijing and Naveen Thukral in Singapore; Ana Mano and Gabriel Araujo in Sao Paulo; Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasília; Tom Polansek Huffstutter in Chicago; and Marcelo Teixeira in New York; Editing by Lewis Jackson Laurie Chen is a China Correspondent at Reuters' Beijing bureau, covering politics and general news. Before joining Reuters, she reported on China for six years at Agence France-Presse and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. She speaks fluent Mandarin. corn to replace imports from Ukraine.Similar agreements covering imports of soy protein and soymeal from Brazil are expected to be concluded during talks next month an official involved in the negotiations told Reuters requesting anonymity.Almost all of China's corn imports currently come from the United States and Ukraine But Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted crop shipments from the Black Sea and shifted global trading with importers and food companies scrambling to find other suppliers."It was strategic consideration by the state to diversify imports origins," said a China-based trader who declined to be named as he was not authorised to talk to the media.China's corn imports soared to a record in 2021 as tightening supplies pushed up domestic prices.The U.S accounted for nearly 70% of China's corn imports last year and the U.S share had been expected to increase due to the need to find alternatives to Ukraine the trader said.Now Beijing's deal with Brazil may reduce U.S China could also emerge as a rival to buyers from the European Union seeking imports of corn from Brazil market analysts said."This is a big move," said Terry Reilly senior commodity analyst for Futures International "It's a shift in global trade flows."The agreement helped push down Chicago Board of Trade corn futures by 1.8% on Tuesday [GRA/]Beijing and Brasilia had signed a protocol of phytosanitary requirements for exporting corn from Brazil to China in 2014 but little trade had happened due to complex inspection requirements.The revised agreement concluded during high-level talks on Monday is expected to be signed in coming weeks said the official involved in the discussions.Imported Brazilian corn is currently around 3,000 yuan ($449.82) per tonne according to traders' estimates.Brazil is expected to bring in a record corn harvest in 2021/2022 despite adverse weather in some areas.Anec a Brazilian association that represents cereal exporters anticipates it will take about three months for Brazil's government to revise phytosanitary requirements for exporting corn to China so that shipments can begin the group's director general.The two nations also agreed on a protocol for the export of Brazilian peanuts to China and made progress on potential agreements over soy protein and soymeal.In a separate statement Brazil's agriculture ministry said protocols were signed for the export of cottonseed meal as well as Chinese pear exports to Brazil.The parties agreed to make efforts to finalise negotiations on Brazilian exports of sesame sorghum and grapes to China by the year end and to hold negotiations on other products.($1 = 6.6693 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu in Beijing Ana Mano in São Paulo and Tom Polansek in Chicago; Editing by David Goodman This article was published more than 6 years ago Brazil’s public prosecutor’s office saw a surge in sexual harassment charges last year as more women are taking steps to stop inappropriate behaviour in the workplace a video from the country’s Ministry of Labour warns about the forms such behaviour can take (You can watch the video at the end of this story.)YouTube When the mayor of a southern Brazilian city called Nao-me-Toque (which translates offered a female city-hall employee a promotion last year There had to be an “encounter” at his house on an afternoon when he would tell his maid to skip work “It has to be next week – before you can start the job,” Armando Ross said Ross for sexual harassment – which is a crime in Brazil punished by up to two years in jail – after the woman apparently emboldened by a new public conversation about harassment origins last year to become a global phenomenon but it has taken different forms in other countries Women in Brazil seized the initial moment to make clear that they were fed up with being groped at the office or offered opportunities in exchange for sex – and with the culture of impunity that so often accompanies these experiences Forty-two per cent of women said in a 2017 national survey by the research institute Datafolha that they had experienced sexual harassment But there was a rapid backlash to #MeToo here as well with the argument that the anti-harassment movement wanted Brazilians to stop being Brazilian – to stifle the famously warm and affectionate quality that characterizes many interactions here When the national news magazine Veja did a cover story on changing norms around harassment a few months ago not any more” over photos and text that were decidedly wistful for the more pleasant office of yore The article said that “new standards demanded by feminists” were obliging offices to phase out “normal interactions” between men and women such as “giving a colleague a ride The article was emblematic of the complicated way this debate is unfolding here There are activities considered perfectly normal in a Brazilian workplace – many people kiss hello at the start of the day in the office; even the most professional of e-mails will be signed um abraco the short form for “kisses”; and there is lots of banter about personal lives – that might seem startling in a Canadian context “We are very informal and very relational – we touch each other a lot,” said Silvana Andrade a Rio professor of human-resource management who gives sexual-harassment training who studies workplace culture and teaches in the MBA program at Estacio de Sa University in Rio there’s a greater closeness – it’s a characteristic of our culture “But everyone knows when this is affectionate and when it is a violation – when it is against my will … We know how to differentiate between a kiss and a hug and a little joke – and the jokes that are really not a joke You know when it’s made as a joke but it’s actually a reality.” 2018: A reveller at a street party in Rio de Janeiro is given a temporary tattoo reading “Nao e Nao” (“no means no”) during carnival season.CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images In a long career in the technology industry where she was often the only woman in the room Bon said she navigated dozens of situations with men who commented on her appearance let their hands linger or used a pet name while asking her to please get everyone coffee – although she was one of the most senior employees present “I acted like I was deaf – because at that time you didn’t have any channel to protest,” she said it’s the same problem: As the whistleblower – you’re the person who creates problems.” Lower-income women can’t risk the paycheque by speaking up while senior women don’t want to risk a career “Women become furious but they don’t talk.” The public prosecutor’s office focused on labour issues reported a surge in sexual-harassment charges last year Opinion: Is #MeToo worsening the divide between men and women? Opinion: The #MeToo generation gap Read more: In #MeToo era, U of T students grapple with what’s next Andrade attributes the increase to #MeToo and said she is optimistic because the public conversation about the issue is more vibrant than ever before and because young women are much more insistent about what they will not tolerate Most large companies now have an ombudsperson as a central point for complaints and women have another tool at their disposal “Social media gives you a place to go and complain instantly,” she said “A company can’t risk that impact on their reputation.” a Sao Paulo firm that manages outsourced whistleblower lines said there is a rapidly changing understanding of what is acceptable workplace behaviour “There is more information being provided by the media and also by the companies themselves … Consent about what’s allowed is being formalized internally,” he said “Companies are responding faster than they used to before the Hollywood scandal – top management … doesn’t want theirs to be the company that appears in the media as the one that allows sexual harassment or doesn’t punish harassers They are getting a better understanding of the real impact this can have on the bottom line of a company.” Andrade said she has tried and failed for years to get the annual national congress of human-resource professionals (which is heavily dominated by women) to hold seminars on the issue And when participation at training sessions she runs on harassment and inclusion is not made mandatory then invariably she finds herself in a room containing only women Brazilian sports reporter Bruna Dealtry was broadcasting live from a soccer victory party when a man tried to kiss her on camera The incident was the catalyst for an anti-harassment campaign called #DeixaElaTrabalhar The journalist and others describe their experiences with harassment in the Twitter video below.Bruna Dealtry/Facebook In research done last year by TREE Diversity a third of women said they did not believe their confidentiality would be respected if they reported harassment said many companies are setting up hotlines but far fewer are actually equipped to respond to a report in a way that supports the victim a 27-year-old videographer in the southern city of Florianopolis reported the incident to both the employer and the police – and found herself isolated and out of work as a consequence She was filming a cooking show for a client whose on-site representative stood too close to her and made suggestive comments about her appearance one night she woke up in the shared crew house to find the man masturbating with his body pressed to hers on the couch you can’t do this – you’re married with kids I’m married with a child.’” The man left and in the morning she called the manager who hired her and told her what happened The manager said she would “deal with it internally,” Ms But not only was the man not removed from the set – he showed up and began to complain that Ms The harasser smeared her on professional Facebook pages that were her main source of jobs; when she called contacts trying to arrange new work they told her she had a reputation for “causing trouble” and they couldn’t risk hiring her who told her she would only have grounds for a complaint if she had come forward “within an hour” of the assault “Businesses are saying they have new policies – the policy is to hire new people so they don’t have to deal with the problem.” who heads the federal public prosecution team on labour issues related to anti-discrimination says it’s clear more women are reporting harassment but the situation breaks down precisely where Ms Rodrigues ran into trouble – in a commensurate response that punishes victims And it’s critical that employers stop treating harassers as if they’ve simply overstepped a cultural line You don’t have to start being rude or cold,” she said Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct #deixaelatrabalhar pic.twitter.com/jlw0pQz9a2 Stephanie Nolen was The Globe and Mail’s Latin America Bureau Chief After years as a roving correspondent that included coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Stephanie moved to Johannesburg in 2003 to open a new bureau for The Globe to report on what she believed was the world’s biggest uncovered story She won four National Newspaper Awards for her work in Africa for coverage of AIDS and for stories on the wars and humanitarian crises in Uganda Her book 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa won the 2007 PEN “Courage” Award and was nominated for the 2007 Governor-General’s Award for Non-Fiction it has been published in nine countries and six languages she also won the Markwell Media Award from the International Society of Political Psychologists for her “combination of creative brilliance including one for coverage of India’s crisis of child malnutrition in her first year there she has also reported on issues including the final days of the Tamil Tigers and the civil war in Sri Lanka; 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