Latin America and the Caribbean

Investment Facilitation Mechanisms and Access to Justice in Brazilian Investment Agreements

Since 2015, Brazil has concluded more than a dozen Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements (CFIAs), in a radical departure from Brazil's earlier policy to remain out of the network of investment treaties.[1] These CFIAs include a novel system, encompassing mechanisms for preventing and settling disputes, which differs strikingly from traditional investor-state arbitration available under most bilateral investment treaties.

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24
Issue: 
9
Author: 
Sufyan Droubi
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Trade and Investment
Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
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