This paper describes how different policy distortions have been impeding better integration of Brazil's external and … promote better allocation of resources across the economy. The main conclusion of the paper is that Brazil could gain … significantly from opening to foreign trade. Yet, for Brazil to take full advantage of the opportunities that external integration …

distribution in Brazil, using an inter-regional applied general equilibrium (AGE) and a micro-simulation model of Brazil tailored … agriculture to expand considerably and so, given the importance that agriculture still has for the poorest in Brazil, it has … positive impacts on poverty in Brazil. The only states which show an increase in the number of poor households are Sao Paulo …