Brazilian post office – ECT, opens first international unit in Miami

Brazilian Post Office – ECT announces its internationalization.  The goal is to  support micro and small Brazilians entrepreneurs in exporting.

ECT also aims to support the Brazilian citizens who are abroad.

Miami first

ECT’s first postal code in the United States will be in Miami, Florida. The city is a traditional destination for Brazilians. The unit of ECT in Miami will be an exploration office in charge of making the first assessments for the development of the internationalization strategy.  The choice of the United States to start the process of internationalization  is due to the fact that 42% of Brazilian international postal traffic comes from Brazil’s relationship with the U.S.

Apex-Brazil will support ECT

The company will use the physical structure of the Business Center of Apex-Brazil in that city. The agreement between Apex-Brazil and the Post Office was signed by the president of Apex-Brazil, Mauricio Borges, and President of Post, Wagner Pinheiro de Oliveira. Also attending the event director of the Business Agency, Rogério Bellini, and the director of Logistics and Postal Orders, José Furian son.

“We look forward to the opportunity to meet the international market, an alternative that is part of the revitalization process that will allow the Postal Service to continue watching the economic and social development of Brazil,” said the chairman of the Post Office, Wagner Pinheiro.

Source: Apex-Brasil

Published by Hildete Vodopives

Hildete de Moraes Vodopives is founder of Brazil Global and of the Harvard Strategists Group. She has a PhD in Economic History and advises companies and investment agencies in international business development.She served as Corporate Relations Director and later, on the board of the Brazilian Investment Analysts Association (APIMEC).

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