- 08:30am - 09:00am
- Accreditation
- 09:00am - 09:30am
- Message from the organizers
- Objective – Welcome greetings by the leaders of the event's organizing institutions.
Leaders:
- Charles Alcantara - President of Fenafisco
- Décio Bruno Lopes - President of Anfip
- Katia Maia - Executive Director of Oxfam Brazil
- Gabriel Casnati - Coordinator of Public Services International (ISP)
- Alfredo Maranca - President of Sinafresp
- 09:30am – 10:15am
- Opening Panel
- Objective - Brief message (10 minutes) on the perspectives of the Brazilian Tax Reform in view of the ongoing changes in the world
Speakers:
- José Barroso Tostes Neto - Special Secretary of the Federal Revenue of Brazil
- Jandira Feghali - Federal Deputy (PCdB-RJ)
- Afonso Florence - Federal Deputy (PT-BA)
- Fernanda Macedo Pacobahyba - Secretary of Finance of the State of Ceará
- Henrique Meirelles - Secretary of Finance and Planning of the State of São Paulo
- Andre Horta – National Committee of State Finance Secretaries (Comsefaz)
Coordinators:
- Charles Alcantara - President of Fenafisco
- Décio Bruno Lopes - President of Anfip
- 10:15am - 11:15am
- Messages from Directors of International Organizations
- Objective – Brief message (10 to 15 minutes) on the importance of progressive taxation in the context of the current crisis and its prospects for Latin America
Speakers:
- Attiya Waris – UN Independent Expert on External Debt, Other International Financial Obligations and Human Rights
- Gabriela Bucher – Executive Director of Oxfam International
- Daniel Titelman - Director of the Economic Development Division of ECLAC
Coordinator:
- Eduardo Fagnani – Institute of Economics at Unicamp
- 11:15am -11:30am
- Coffee break
- 11:30am - 01:00pm
- Magna Lecture
- Objective – Point out paths for fairer taxation in the post-COVID crisis scenario 19.
Speaker:
- Alex Cobham - Chief Executive of Tax Justice Network
Debaters:
- Marc Morgan - World Inequality Database
- Jayati Ghosh - University of Massachusetts (USA)
Coordinator:
- Pedro Humberto Carvalho Junior – Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
- 01:00pm -02:00pm
- Lunch break
- 02:00pm -03:45pm
- Panel 1- Equity in taxes and national constitutions
- Objective – The importance of the Principle of Equity in the taxation of developed countries, its representation in the Constitutions of Brazil and Chile and the reality of taxation in these nations.
Speakers:
- Jorge Atria – Center for Studies in Social Conflicts and Coexistence - COES (Chile)
- Juan Apablaza - Chilean Association of Internal Impuestos Supervisors
- Eloísa Machado – Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV Direito SP)
Debater:
- Élida Graziane Pinto – Public Ministry of Justice of the State of São Paulo
Coordinator:
- Jefferson Nascimento - (Oxfam Brazil)
- 03:45pm - 04:00pm
- Coffee break
- 04:00pm - 05:45pm
- Panel 2 - Income tax
- Objective – To present the proposals for changes in the taxation on the income of individuals and companies that are being debated in developed countries and to point out ways for Latin America.
Speakers:
- Alberto Barreix - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- Dario Rossignolo- University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Tathiane Piscitelli – Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV Direito SP)
Debater:
- Guilherme Mello - Unicamp Institute of Economics
Coordinator:
- Maria Beatriz Fernandes Branco - Vice President of Legal Affairs at ANFIP
- 05:45pm - 07:00pm
- Open Tribune FIT 2021
- Objective: Space for public agents to express their views on taxation and inequality.
- Confirmed Guests:
- Ciro Gomes - Vice President of the Democratic Labor Party (PDT)
- Roberto Rocha - Senator of the Federative Republic of Brazil (PSDB.MA)
- Aloizio Mercadante - President of the Perseu Abramo Foundation
- Marcellus Ribeiro Alves - Secretary of Finance of the State of Maranhão
- Coordinator:
- Glauco Honório - Vice President of Sinafresp
- 09:00am - 09:30am
- Opening lecture
- Objective – Analysis of the theme: “The crisis of liberal democracy and the tax issue”.
Speaker:
- Francisco Bosco. Doctor in Literature Theory from UFRJ
- 09:30am - 11:00am
- Panel 3 - Consumption taxation and its effects on income inequality.
- Objective – Debate indirect taxation and its effects on income inequality in Latin American countries
Speakers:
- Juan Pablo Jimenez - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences – FLACSO (Argentina)
- Nestor Castaneda – University College of London – UCL (United Kingdom)
- Fernando Peláez - Inter-American Center for Tax Administrations – CIAT
Debater:
- Débora Freire – Cedeplar/Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Coordinator:
- Marlúcia Ferreira Paixão - Vice President of Fenafisco
- 11:15am - 11:30am
- Coffee break
- 11:15am - 01:00pm
- Panel 4 - Tax exemptions and income distribution
- Objective – Debate the issue of tax waivers and their impact on income distribution in developed and Latin American countries.
Speakers:
- Agustin Redonda – Council on Economic Policies – CEP (Zurich)
- Daniel Artana – National University of La Plata (Argentina)
- Michael Jorratt - Consultant on tax policy and administration
Debater:
- Adriana Fernandes – Newspaper the State of São Paulo
Coordinator:
- Lígia Regina Sabaraense - Director of Interunion Affairs and Union Formation at Sinafresp
- 01:00pm - 02:00pm
- Lunch break
- 02:00pm - 03:45pm
- Panel 5 - Evasion, active debt and tax administration
- Objective – Discuss the issues of tax evasion, active debt and tax administration from the perspective of developed countries compared to the reality of Latin America.
Speakers:
- Dalmiro Morán - Inter-American Center for Tax Administrations – CIAT.
- Dina Pomeranz - University of Zurich (Switzerland)
- Vilma da Conceição Pinto - Independent Fiscal Institution – IFI
Debater:
- Juliano Goularti – Doctor in Economics (Unicamp)
Coordinator:
- Cesar Roxo Machado – Vice President of Studies and Tax Affairs at ANFIP
- 03:45pm - 04:00pm
- Coffee break
- 04:00pm - 05:45pm
- Panel 6 – Tax havens
- Objective – To present the proposals for combating tax evasion and tax avoidance that are being debated in central countries and their possibilities for Latin America.
Speakers:
- Andres Knobel –Tax Justice Network
- Dirk Foremny - UB School of Economics (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Debater:
- Guilherme Waltenberg - Journalist of the 360º Power and member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
Coordinator:
- Eucélia Maria Agrizzi Mergár - Vice President of Tax Affairs at ANFIP
- 05:45pm - 07:00pm
- Book release - "Atlas of Active Debt of the States and Federal District"
Author:
- Juliano Goularti – Doctor in Economics (Unicamp)
Debater:
- Talita Alves de Messias - Doctoral Student in History (UNISINOS)
Coordinator:
- Francelino das Chagas Valença Junior - Director of Union Training and Interunion Relations at Fenafisco
- 09:00am - 09:30am
- Opening lecture
- Objective – Present the proposals on progressive taxation that are under debate in developed countries and their possibilities for Latin America.
Speaker:
- Jose Antonio Ocampo - Columbia University (USA) and the Development Policy Committee of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
- 09:30am - 11:00am
- Panel 7 - Taxation of large fortunes and inheritances
- Objective – To present an overview of the taxation of large fortunes and inheritances in developed countries and recent efforts to implement them in Latin American countries.
Speakers:
- Sarah Perret – OECD Center for Tax Policy and Administration
- Sergio Martin Páez – Latin American Strategic Center for Geopolitics – CELAG
- Julia Strada – Argentine Political Economy Center – CEPA
Debater:
- Fábio Graner – Valor Econômico Newspaper
Coordinator:
- Andre Horta - Director of the National Committee of State Finance Secretaries (COMSEFAZ)
- 11:10am - 11:15am
- Coffee break
- 11:15am - 01:00pm
- Panel 8 – Tax challenges in the post-pandemic context.
- Objective – Present the tax challenges for facing social inequality in Latin American countries.
Speakers:
- David Bradbury - OECD Center for Tax Policy and Administration
- Ricardo Fenochietto - IMF Tax Affairs Department
- Nicolas Ashford. Massachusetts Institute of Technology -MIT (USA)
Debater:
- Ana Bottega –Doctoral Student (FEA/USP and researcher at Made/USP
Coordinator:
- Lays Ushirobira – Communications and Campaign Coordinator
- 01:00pm - 02:00pm
- Lunch break
- 02:00pm - 03:30pm
- Panel 9 - Perspectives: taxation and inequality in Latin America.
- Objective: To debate the perspectives of progressive taxation in Latin America in the current scenario of crisis and aggravation of social inequalities.
Speakers:
- Ricardo Martner – International Commission for International Corporate Taxation Reform (ICRICT)
- Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo - Professor at Unicamp and founder of Facamp. In 2001, he was one of the greatest heterodox economists in the Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists
Debater:
- José Paulo Kupfer – UOL Columnist
Coordinator:
- Gabriel Casnati – Publics Services International - PSI
- 03:30pm - 03:45pm
- Final greetings from the leaders of the event's organizing institutions.
Leaders:
- Charles Alcantara (President of Fenafisco)
- Décio Bruno Lopes - President of Anfip