Tatiana Prazeres has been foreign trade secretary at Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services since January 2023. She held the same position between 2011 and 2013.
With more than 20 years of experience in trade, Prazeres has worked in government, the private sector, international organizations, and academia in Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Geneva, and Beijing. She was a senior adviser to the World Trade Organization director-general between 2013-2018 and a senior fellow at the University of International Business and Economics between 2019 and 2021. She became head director of the Department of Trade and International Relations at the Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo in 2022.
Prazeres holds a PhD in international relations, a master’s degree in law, and other degrees in law and international relations. In 2014, the World Economic Forum recognized her as a Young Global Leader.