Brazil’s OECD membership not on the table for Paris meeting

Brazilian diplomats have been obsessed with joining the OECD for years, but while there is a proposal on the table for six nations to join — including Brazil — the country is lacking support from key members

Sep 30, 2021 17:23 2 min read (Updated: Sep 30, 2021 17:24)

Since the center-right took power after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in 2016, joining the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been an obsession for Brazilian diplomats. Membership to the so-called “rich countries’ club” essentially serves as a stamp of approval that the nation in question is in line with the world’s best governance practices.

In recent days, Brazilian government officials spread the news about a promising development in the OECD’s enlargement agenda that could benefit Brazil’s accession process. The country has already adopted over 100 of the OECD’s 246 legal...