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Viewing cable 06BRASILIA327, CONGRESS, INDUSTRY SEEK TO SEIZE THE INITIATIVE ON REFORM

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06BRASILIA327 2006-02-14 19:29 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Brasilia
VZCZCXRO7079
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0327/01 0451929
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 141929Z FEB 06
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4534
INFO RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 6372
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 4332
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 1537
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 3786
RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 6049
RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 5223
RUCPDO/USDOC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BRASILIA 000327 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR 
NSC FOR CRONIN 
DEPT OF TREASURY FOR FPARODI 
USDOC FOR 3134/USFCS/OIO/WH/EOLSON 
USDOC FOR 4332/ITA/MAC/WH/OLAC/MWARD 
AID/W FOR LAC/AA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN ECON PGOV BR
SUBJECT:  CONGRESS, INDUSTRY SEEK TO SEIZE THE INITIATIVE ON REFORM 
OF RULES GOVERNING FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONVERSION 
 
1. (SBU) Summary. On February 8, Senator Fernando Bezerra (PTB-Rio 
Grande do Norte), leader of the government in the Senate, and 
President of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-Alagoas) introduced a 
bill which, if passed, would liberalize the country's foreign 
exchange regime.  The proposal was developed by FIESP (the Sao Paulo 
State Federation of Industries) in an effort to make Brazilian 
exporters more competitive in the international business arena and 
facilitate their expansion into world markets.  Underlying this 
effort, which aims to reduce the amount of dollars converted in 
reals, are industry concerns that the current appreciated level of 
the real is undermining export competitiveness and profit margins. 
The current Brazilian foreign exchange system dates from 1933 (i.e., 
the era of former President Getulio Vargas).  Analysts believe that 
reform of the foreign exchange conversion rules would help promote 
economic growth -- along with a more stable exchange rate. End 
Summary. 
 
2. (U) Under the proposed bill: 
 
-- Exporters would have the option of maintaining dollars or other 
foreign currencies in a domestic bank account, thus affording them 
the freedom to choose the best time to convert their money.  Today 
exporters have a maximum of 210 days, as of the day of transaction, 
to exchange their dollars or other foreign currency to reals. 
(Prior to the previous round of reforms in 2004, the maximum time 
was 180 days.); 
 
-- Domestic bank accounts denominated in dollars (or other foreign 
currencies) could be used to pay off overseas obligations where 
foreign currency is required and could receive payments arising from 
export transactions; 
 
-- It would be prohibited to pay any real-denominated debt using a 
dollar-denominated bank account; 
 
-- The National Monetary Council would regulate the opening and 
activity of dollar or other foreign currency-denominated accounts, 
as well as monitor how financial institutions use the foreign 
currency. 
 
3. (SBU) Critics of the bill argue that, if enacted, the net effect 
of the measure would be negative.  First, they argue that there 
would be more opportunities for money laundering due to the 
difficulties of controlling the in-flow and out-flow of dollars or 
other foreign currencies. Second, they opine that such a law would 
make the banking system vulnerable as financial institutions would 
have large amounts of deposits in dollars and other foreign 
currencies.  In the event of a sharp economic adjustment, exporters 
might be quick to move such dollar assets to more secure 
destinations overseas, with concomitant negative effects on the 
exchange rate and inflation.  Last but not least, the new law would 
restrict the privilege of holding foreign currency accounts to a 
small group - i.e, exporters.  However, it can be expected that 
other economic actors would seek the same rights, leading to a 
creeping dollarization of the economy. 
 
4. (U) Former Central Bank President Gustavo Loyola has told the 
press that he opposes the measure principally because it would be 
wrong to authorize accounts to be held in a currency not issued by 
the Central Bank.  That said, he also stated that fears of greater 
money laundering and/or capital flight were overblown.  Meanwhile, 
Persio Arida, an economist and one of the creators of the successful 
Real plan in 1993-1994, has publicly stated that it would be good if 
passage of the foreign exchange liberalization bill led to increased 
influx and outflow of capital.  According to Arida, this would send 
a strong signal to foreign markets that Brazil has transparent (and 
mature) capital markets and that Brazilian exporters are here to 
stay, thus diminishing perceptions of the risk of default. 
 
5. (SBU) Comment.  Given the fast-approaching October 2006 elections 
and the continuing preoccupation of the Congress with the ongoing 
influencing-peddling scandal, we do not anticipate much movement on 
the foreign exchange bill for the time being.  Besides, even though 
the measure has the support of FIESP (a major lobbying power), which 
has led industry protests over what it considers the "over-valued" 
real, in Brazil successful legislation has traditionally originated 
 
BRASILIA 00000327  002 OF 002 
 
 
from the Executive Branch - and not individual senators/congressman 
themselves.  And so far, neither the Central Bank nor the Ministry 
of Finance have weighed in on the merits of the bill.  We do know, 
however, that in its 2004 redrafting of the foreign exchange rules, 
the Central Bank stopped well short of this level of 
liberalization. 
 
CHICOLA