The Instituto Millenium (Millennium Institute), also known by the acronym Imil (or IMIL), is a Brazilian " advocacy think tank" based in

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. It was created in 2005 by the

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Patrícia Carlos de Andrade Patrícia Carlos de Andrade is a Brazilian economist, daughter of the journalist Evandro Carlos de Andrade (managing editor of ''O Globo'' from 1971 to 1995 and Director of TV Globo's News Center between 1995 and 2001). She was also married to ec ...

and the

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Denis Rosenfield, to disseminate a

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based on

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(or " modern right"). According to

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, 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

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History

The Instituto Millenium (Imil) was founded in 2005 as "Instituto de Estudos da Realidade Nacional" (''Institute for the Study of National Reality''). In 2009, Imil became a ''Civil Society Organization of Public Interest'' (OSCIP), the equivalent of a

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non-profit organization 501(c)(3).

Activities

Imil discloses its

through "seminars, conferences and meetings around the country, contact with the press and publishing daily analysis on the portal."

Ideological linkage

Officially, Imil declares itself as "unrelated to

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." and promotes values of "

individual freedom Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology and social outlook that emphasizes the intrinsic worth of the individual. Individualists promote the exercise of one's goals and desires and to value independence and self-relianc ...

property rights The right to property, or the right to own property (cf. ownership) is often classified as a human right for natural persons regarding their possessions. A general recognition of a right to private property is found more rarely and is typically ...

market economy A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand, where all suppliers and consumers ...

representative democracy Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represen ...

rule of law The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica ...

and institutional limits to government action". 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 Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, auth ...

" or "supporter of

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s." Imil aligns itself with similar institutions, Brazilian or international, among them, are the ''Instituto Liberal'', ''Instituto Liberdade'', ''Instituto Ling'', ''Instituto de Estudos Empresariais'', the

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an network ''Latinoamerica Libre'' and the global

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. Thinkers and writers identified with the

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are also among the founders, experts and regular contributors to Imil. Among them, Rodrigo Constantino.

Funding and structure

By becoming an OSCIP, Imil became eligible to "receive

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deductible donations from legal persons up to 2%." Among his supporters, partners and sponsors are media companies like

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(''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines) OESP Group (''

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'') and

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(affiliated to

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), the second largest private university in Brazil (

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), the

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(''AmCham Rio''), industrial conglomerates ( Gerdau Group and

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), service companies (''Localiza Rent A Car''),

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(''Porto Seguro''), and financial corporations such as

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. The institute also accepts donations from individuals.

Related personalities

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

Arminio Fraga Armínio Fraga Neto (born 20 July 1957, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian economist who was president of the Central Bank of Brazil from 1999 to 2003. From 1993 until his appointment to the Central Bank, he was Managing Director of Soros Fund Man ...

(former

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of the

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) *

Gustavo Franco Gustavo Henrique de Barroso Franco (born April 10, 1956, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian economist. Former Governor of the Brazilian Central Bank, is best known for being one of the "fathers" of the Real Plan, the 1994 monetary reform that ended ...

(former

of the Central Bank of Brazil) * Ives Gandra (jurist and

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yer) *

João Roberto Marinho João Roberto Marinho (Rio de Janeiro, September 16, 1953) is a Brazilian businessman, chairman of the Editorial Board and vice president of the Globo Organizations. He is the third of four children of the deceased Brazilian tycoon Roberto Mari ...

(vice president of Globo Organizations) *

Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (born December 8, 1936) is a Brazilian businessman of German Brazilian, German descent, great-grandson of Johann Heinrich Kaspar Gerdau, Gerdau, Gerdau Group's founder. He held various positions within the Gerdau Group, an ...

(chairman of the Gerdau Group) * Judith Brito (director-superintendent of

Folha Group Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992. The group publishes ''Folha de S.Paulo'', the largest circulation paper i ...

) * Nelson Sirotsky (chairman of

) *

Pedro Bial Pedro Bial (born March 29, 1958) is a Brazilian television producer, producer, television director, director, writer, journalist and a TV presenter. He is best known for hosting the variety show ''Fantástico'', and the reality show ''Big Brother B ...

(host of the Big Brother Brazil) * Ricardo Diniz (vice president of

Brazil) The late

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's chairman, was also one of the counselors of the Instituto Millenium.

References

External links

Instituto Millenium - About Us
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millenium, Instituto Conservatism in Brazil Economic liberalism Non-profit organisations based in Brazil Organizations established in 2005 Right-libertarianism