Instituto Millenium

Instituto Millenium
Founder(s) Patrícia Carlos de Andrade
Denis Rosenfield
Established 2005
Focus New Right, Economics
Chairman Priscila Barbosa Pereira Pinto
Key people Gustavo Franco
Rodrigo Constantino
Budget Revenue (2012): $524,391
Expenses (2012): $494,330[1][2]
Location Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website imil.org.br

The Instituto Millenium (Millennium Institute), also known by the acronym Imil (or IMIL), is a Brazilian "advocacy think tank" based in Rio de Janeiro. It was created in 2005 by the economist Patrícia Carlos de Andrade and the Philosophy professor Denis Rosenfield, to disseminate a world view based on economic liberalism (or "modern right").[3] According to Observatório da Imprensa, it has the support of large corporations and media groups, with the aim of influencing the Brazilian society through the diffusion of ideas of its representatives, experts and columnists.[4]

History

The Instituto Millenium (Imil) was founded in 2005 as "Instituto de Estudos da Realidade Nacional" (Institute for the Study of National Reality), a name that curiously resembles the Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Nacional where Armand Mattelart was a professor-researcher at the Salvador Allende's socialist Chile.[5] In 2009, Imil became a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP), the equivalent of a U.S. non-profit organization 501(c)(3).[6]

Activities

Imil discloses its world view through "seminars, conferences and meetings around the country, contact with the press and publishing daily analysis on the portal." Of course, the fact that it is sponsored by media groups makes this outreach work more easy.[4][6]

Ideological linkage

Officially, Imil declares itself as "unrelated to political parties." But its disclosed values ("individual freedom, property rights, market economy, representative democracy, rule of law and institutional limits to government action"),[6] attracts thinkers, politicians and personalities linked to a conservative ideological spectrum and to economic liberalism. Imil, however, do not assume itself as "liberal", since according to its founder, Patricia Carlos de Andrade, this word was incorrectly translated in Brazil as "rightist" or "supporter of military dictatorships."[7]

Imil aligns itself with similar institutions, Brazilian or international, linked to the conservative thought. Among them, are the Instituto Liberal, Instituto Liberdade, Instituto Ling, Instituto de Estudos Empresariais,[8] the Chilean network Latinoamerica Libre[9] and the global Atlas Economic Research Foundation.[10]

Thinkers and writers identified with the political right are also among the founders, experts and regular contributors to Imil. Among them, Rodrigo Constantino, Reinaldo Azevedo, Olavo de Carvalho, Demétrio Magnoli, Marcelo Madureira and the anti-Castro Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez.[11]

Funding and structure

By becoming an OSCIP, Imil became eligible to "receive income tax deductible donations from legal persons up to 2%."[6] Among his supporters, partners and sponsors are media companies like Grupo Abril (Veja and Exame magazines) OESP Group (O Estado de S. Paulo) and RBS Group (affiliated to Rede Globo in southern Brazil), the second largest private university in Brazil (Estácio de Sá),[12] the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Rio), industrial conglomerates (Gerdau Group and Suzano), service companies (Localiza Rent A Car), insurance companies (Porto Seguro), and financial corporations such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch.[8] The institute also accepts donations from individuals.[6]

Related personalities

Among other notable sponsors and partners, the Imil features the following personalities of the Brazilian business, cultural, and journalistic scenes:[6]

The late Roberto Civita, Grupo Abril's chairman, was also one of the counselors of the Instituto Millenium.[13]

Controversies

Imil has been pointed out by representatives of the left media and scholars, as the successor of the IPES[14] and IBAD think tanks,[15] which have played a leading role in the creation of an ideological environment conducive to overthrow the government of President João Goulart in 1964,[4][16] that, in the view of those who took his power, led Brazil to the "path of communism".[17] One of the supporters of IBAD was the Carioca newspaper "O Globo".[18] In 2013, in an editorial that sparked little interest,[19] the newspaper admitted for the first time that it had supported the establishment of the military dictatorship in Brazil.[20][21] The movement who withdrew Jango from the presidency gathered various social sectors: industrial and agrarian elites (businessmen and large landowners), bankers, the Catholic Church, much of society in general, and the military itself, everyone feared that the Brazil was moving toward a socialist regime. The military coup did not find large popular resistance, just a few demonstrations that were easily suppressed.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Prestação de Contas" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Dólar Comercial 2012" (in Portuguese). TI-Ideal. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  3. ↑ Leis, Hector (2005-04-13). "Revolucionando a agenda política" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  4. 1 2 3 Leal Filho, Laurindo Lalo (2012-06-26). "Imprensa sob suspeita" (in Portuguese). Observatório da Imprensa. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  5. ↑ Davies, Matt (1999). "International political economy and mass communication in Chile: national intellectuals and transnational hegemony" (pdf). Macmillan Press. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Quem Somos" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  7. ↑ Allan, Ricardo (2009-06-01). "Conversa com Patrícia" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  8. 1 2 "Mantenedores e Parceiros" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  9. ↑ "Latinoamerica Libre - Enlaces" (in Spanish). Latinoamerica Libre. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  10. ↑ "Directory" (pdf). Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  11. ↑ "Especialistas" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  12. ↑ "Estacio University Realizes Significant Annual Savings with Informatica". Informatica. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  13. ↑ "A multiplicidade de vozes é fundamental" (in Portuguese). Instituto Millenium. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  14. ↑ Briso Neto, Joaquim Luiz Pereira (2008). "O conservadorismo em construção: o Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Sociais (IPES) e as reformas financeiras da ditadura militar (1961-1966)" (in Portuguese). UNICAMP. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  15. ↑ Pastore, Bruna (2012). "Complexo IPES/IBAD, 44 Anos Depois: Instituto Millenium?" (pdf) (in Portuguese). UNESP. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  16. ↑ Fortes, Leandro (2012-12-07). "Saudades de 1964" (in Portuguese). CartaCapital. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  17. ↑ "What was the "64 Revolution"?" (in Portuguese). Mundo Estranho. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  18. ↑ Jalles de Paula, Christiane (2012). "O Instituto Brasileiro de Ação Democrática - IBAD" (in Portuguese). Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  19. ↑ Singer, Suzana (2013-09-09). "Ghosts from the Past". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  20. ↑ "Apoio editorial ao golpe de 64 foi um erro" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  21. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (2013-09-09). "Brazilian media group apologises for supporting military dictatorship". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  22. ↑ "João Goulart government (1961-1964): Polarization leads to a military coup" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2006. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

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