Comparative Commentary to Brazil’s Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements (CIFAs) with Mozambique, Angola, Mexico, and Malawi

The document analyzes Brazil's Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements (CIFAs), contrasting them with traditional bilateral investment treaties by emphasizing cooperation and state-state dispute settlement over investor-state arbitration.

• Brazil's CIFAs differ from traditional bilateral investment treaties (BITs) because they prioritize cooperation and investment facilitation rather than investor protection.
• The CIFAs avoid investor-state arbitration, instead promoting amicable dispute prevention and settlement, with state-state dispute settlement serving as a secondary option.
• The Brazilian C IFA model provides an alternative for governments seeking to minimize the risks associated with arbitration while maintaining mechanisms to resolve investor disagreements.

APA

Brauch,, N. B.-O. D. B. D. (2015). Comparative Commentary to Brazil’s Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements (CIFAs) with Mozambique, Angola, Mexico, and Malawi. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/comparative-commentary-brazils-cooperation-and-investment-facilitation

Chicago

Brauch,, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder,Martin Dietrich Brauch,Martin Dietrich. Comparative Commentary to Brazil’s Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements (CIFAs) with Mozambique, Angola, Mexico, and Malawi. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2015. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/comparative-commentary-brazils-cooperation-and-investment-facilitation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{brauch2015comparative, author = {Brauch,, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder,Martin Dietrich Brauch,Martin Dietrich}, title = {{Comparative Commentary to Brazil’s Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements (CIFAs) with Mozambique, Angola, Mexico, and Malawi}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/comparative-commentary-brazils-cooperation-and-investment-facilitation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }