Fabrizio Moreira is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. (born January 18, 1982 in

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, Manabi,

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). He currently resides in the United States after he fled as a political dissident against the former government of

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in Ecuador. He is owner of the record label VIP Music Records, best known for managing the bookings of the rapper

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from 2013 to 2014. He is also a dual LARAS /

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voting member and international speaker.

Career

Moreira is a former member of the Network of Young Leaders of the

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, which has participated in complaints and investigations against drug trafficking and contract killings for the periodical

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in Ecuador. He promoted freedom of speech, free trade, and training activities in Ecuador with the participation of the

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. He has also served as national representative of the nongovernmental organization CIT Ecuador (Fundación Coordinadora por la Inversión y el Trabajo). He is a former candidate and a councilor for the Social Christian Party in

. Moreira used his experience in advertising, public relations and promotional services to assist in the political campaigns of several like minded politicians, including Edgar Jara (candidate for president of Ecuador),

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(former constitutional president of Guatemala), and Susana Gonzalez (former leader in the Ecuadorian senate) through

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The Moreira Organization

Fabrizio is the chairman of The Moreira Organization LLC, a communications and creative media agency. in 2017 the company was awarded by Inc Magazine as one of the Most Fasted Growing private companies in the United States.

VIP Music Records

Moreira founded the record label VIP Music Records and Fabrizio's Talent Agency with the goal of building a pop culture platform that can be used to give media attention to political causes he cares about.

Secret Hit Music

In August 2018, founded a platform called Secret Hit Music. The platform gathers a team that combines the intuition of new talent and producers with songwriters that eventually has reach many countries in Latin America, as a platform for upcoming songwriters and producers, having their first songwriting camp in collaboration with

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Political views

Moreira is a member of Ecuador's Social Christian Party and has a

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political ideology. In his political career, he has promoted ideas of free market policies and entrepreneurship. In 2008, he was accused of promoting destabilizing activities against the former President of Ecuador,

. On behalf of the nongovernmental organization CIT Ecuador, Moreira called the accusations "unfounded". That same year, Moreira organized a rally in support of political freedom called "Youth for a free democracy" in Manta during the visit of former Venezuelan president

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to Ecuador. The event was censored by Chavez and Ecuadorian government officials, and a government-mandated media blackout was in effect. He was eventually forced to leave Ecuador, and now works as a political activist from his residence in Brooklyn, New York. He has since been invited to speak in Spain, Colombia, Chile, and Peru on the subject of economics and entrepreneurship.

Publications

He has been interviewed as a consultant in several magazines and media of entrepreneurship and politics about Ecuadorian national reality, marketing tips, business growth, etc. In 2017 he published a book of entrepreneurship called: "A real job can kill your dreams", at the moment it is sold on virtual platforms such as Amazon and iTunes, its firm edition is expected in its native country of Ecuador under a publishing house still to be established.

Works

A Real Job Can Kill Real Dreams (2017). English.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreira, Fabrizio 1982 births Living people Music industry executives Businesspeople from New York (state) Talent agents Talent managers Ecuadorian businesspeople Ecuadorian politicians People from Manta, Ecuador