MEDIA ADVISORY

ParlAmericas’ Canadian Section meets with leaders in Brazil’s new National Congress and Cabinet

Canadian parliamentarians meet with high-level officials and business leaders in Brasilia and São Paulo

OTTAWA – Wednesday, April 24, 2019— Today the Honourable Bob Nault, P.C., M.P., President of ParlAmericas and Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, leads a delegation to Brasilia and São Paulo, Brazil for bilateral meetings. Mr. Nault is accompanied by the Honourable David M. Wells, Senator, the Honourable Jim Munson, Senator, the Honourable Kellie Leitch, P.C., M.P., and Ms. Brenda Shanahan, M.P.

In Brasilia, delegates are meeting with Brazil’s Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women, Damares Alves, the Speaker of the Federal Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, and a number of members of the National Congress, including those who serve on the foreign affairs committees in the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. In addition, they will participate in a roundtable discussion about Indigenous issues. In São Paulo, delegates will meet with business leaders, academics and representatives of civil society organizations.

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For more information, please contact:

Julian Morelli
(613) 996-1161
bob.nault.a1@parl.gc.ca

Melissa Dawe
(613) 996-1161
bob.nault.a2@parl.gc.ca