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 ...

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 realizing one's goals and desires, valuing independence and self-reliance, and ad ...

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 Possession (law), possessions. A general recognition of a right to private property is found more rarely ...

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. The major characteristic of a mark ...

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

rule of law The essence of the rule of law is that all people and institutions within a Body politic, political body are subject to the same laws. This concept is sometimes stated simply as "no one is above the law" or "all are equal before the law". Acco ...

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 is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, r ...

" 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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('' Veja'' and ''

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'' magazines) OESP Group (''

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'') and RBS Group (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 Ma ...

(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. A former Governor of the Brazilian Central Bank, he is best known for being one of the "fathers" of the Real Plan, the 1994 monetary reform that ...

(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 Grupo Globo (), formerly and still legally known as Organizações Globo (), is a Brazilian private entertainment and mass media conglomerate based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1925 by Irineu Marinho, it is the largest media group in ...

) * Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (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 , the largest circulation paper in the country, w ...

) *

Nelson Sirotsky Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(chairman of RBS Group) *

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 ...

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

Brazil) The late Roberto Civita,

'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 Organisations based in Rio de Janeiro (city) Non-profit organisations based in Brazil Organizations established in 2005 Right-libertarianism