Marcello Brito

Ex-President, Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG) and Co-Facilitator at the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forest and Agriculture

Graduated in Food Engineering at UNIFEB in Barretos – SP. Specializations in Social Responsibility and the Third Sector from FIA – Fundacao Instituto de Administracao, MBA in International Trade from FIA/USP – University of Sao Paulo and a Master’s in Administration Strategy, Science and Management of International Trade from the Institute of Administration and Economics of the Pierre Mendes University in Grenoble – France, among several other courses and specializations at national and international level in the area of agriculture and sustainability.

Worked in the vegetable oil sector and in the agri-environment investments in the Amazon region for over 30 years. Was director of sustainability, commercial and later CEO at Agropalma Group.

Member of the advisory boards of the World Bioeconomy Forum, in the Black-Jaguar Foundation, renature (The Netherlands), Conservation International (CI Brasil), in addition to other private companies.

In January 2019 assumed the position of President of the Board of Directors of ABAG – Brazilian Agribusiness Association. In February 2020 assumed the co-facilitation in the Brazil Coalition on Climate, Forest, and Agriculture, and is one of the spokespersons for the “Be Legal with the Amazon” campaign.
Currently serves as technical coordinator at the Global Agri-environmental Center / Dom Cabral Foundation and as the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Amazonian States Consortium.