9.00-9.30

WELCOME AND OPENING COMMENTS

• Luis Riesgo, Partner-in-Charge, Latin America/Miami Region, Jones Day
• Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Dean, FGV São Paulo School of Law
• Sir Jeffrey Jowell, KCMG QC, Founding Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

9.30-10.30

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: Democracy and Rule of Law in Latin America

• Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

10.30-11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00-12.30

The Inter American Dialogue Panel Discussion on Democracy and the Rule of Law in Latin America

This Panel Discussion will build on the opening presentation and address some of the main rule of law challenges currently affecting Latin America, including the role of organised crime, impunity, corruption, human rights, the role of the state, natural resource use, etc.

• Ronaldo Porto Macedo Jr, Senior Assistant to Attorney General´s Office of the State of São Paulo, Professor FGV São Paulo School of Law Chair
• Carlos D. Mesa, Former President of Bolivia
• Carlos Ayres Britto, Former Justice of Brazil's Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)
• Catalina Botero Marino, Co-founder, DeJusticia, former Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression for the OAS (2008-2014)
• Kevin Casas Zamora, Senior Fellow & Program Director, Peter D Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter American Dialogue

This panel discussion is organised by the Inter American Dialogue

12.30-13.30

BREAK

13.30-14.30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Foundation of the Rule of Law and Crisis of Representation in Latin America

• Tarso Genro, former Minister of Education and Minister of Justice of Brazil, former Governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

14.30-16.00

Fighting Corruption in Brazil - Perspectives from the inside

This panel discussion will consider Brazil's experience and challenges with tackling corruption over the past years.

• Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Wilson International Center for Scholars Chair
• Rodrigo de Grandis, Prosecutor at Brazil's Ministério Público Federal, Professor at FGV Direito SP
• Beto Vasconcelos, National Secretary for Justice, Ministry of Justice
• Pierpaolo Cruz Bottini, Criminal Lawyer, Professor, Faculty of Law University of São Paulo

16.00-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

16.30-17.30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Judicial Independence in Brazil - A case study analysis of the National Council of Justice

• Minister Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Justice of Brazil's Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)

9.00-10.30

Judicial Independence and Accountability

1. Judicial Independence in Latin America: The Implications of Tenure and Appointment Processes

• Dr. Jan van Zyl Smit, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

• Commentator Dr. Julio Antonio Rios Figueroa, Assistant Professor at the Division of Political Studies at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Ecónomicas (CIDE), Mexico

2. A Double-Edged Sword: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America

• Jessica Walsh, Consultant, International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute; Associate Lecturer, University of Surrey, UK

• Commentator Luciana de Oliveira Ramos, Researcher, FGV Direito São Paulo

10.30-11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00-12.30

Challenges in Tackling and Prosecuting Corruption

This session will focus on the challenges experienced with prosecuting corruption, including issues concerning money laundering, the protection of whistleblowers, the role of civil society and the international community, etc. It will also touch on issues related to pre-trial detention, fair trials, plea bargains and leniency agreements, presumption of innocence, right to liberty, etc.

• Joe Leahy, Brazil bureau chief for the Financial Times Chair
• Gabriel Pérez Barberá, Attorney General for Penal and Economic matters, Federal Court of Appeals of Buenos Aires
• Claudia Escobar, former Judge of Guatemala, Robert G James Scholar at Risk Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
• Heloisa Estellita, Professor, FGV São Paulo School of Law
• Eric Snyder, Partner, Jones Day

12.30-13.30

BREAK

13.30-15.00

Rule of Law in unequal societies

Panellists will discuss the effect of ongoing governance challenges on social inequalities across Latin America, and the role of the rule of law within that.

• Dr. José Gregori, former Minister of Justice of the Federative Republic of Brazil Chair
• Dr. Octavio Ferraz, Reader in Transnational Law, King's College, London
• Helena Alviar García, Dean and Full Professor of Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
• Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Dean, FGV Sao Paulo School of Law

15.00-15.30

COFFEE BREAK

15.30-17.00

Due Process of Law and the Legal Profession

Wrapping-up, this panel discussion will reflect on the role of the legal profession in fostering the rule of law in Latin America.

• Marcello Hallake, Partner, Jones Day Chair
• Sergio Bermudes, Lawyer, Sergio Bermudes Advogados
• Pedro Dutra, Senior Partner at Pedro Dutra Advogados
• Mario Engler, Professor and Coordinator of the Professional Master at FGV Direito SP

17.00-17.30

CLOSING REMARKS

• Heloisa Estellita, Professor, FGV São Paulo School of Law
• Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG QC, Founding Director, Bingham Center for the Rule of Law
• Luis Riesgo, Partner,-in-Charge, Latin America/Miami Region, Jones Day