HR 423 Summary

• Commends Governor Blairo Borges Maggi of Mato Grosso, Brazil for his leadership and development of the state.

• Recognizes Maggi's career progression from founding the Amaggi Group (Brazil's largest soybean producer and exporter in 1973) to being elected governor in 2002 with 51 percent of votes and reelected with 65.39 percent.

• Highlights Maggi's public management philosophy emphasizing transparency, efficiency, and improved social welfare that reduced social inequalities and crime rates in Mato Grosso.

• Acknowledges Mato Grosso's selection as a 2014 FIFA World Cup host city and the resulting infrastructure improvements including a new stadium, roads, and hospitals.

• Praises Maggi's environmental initiatives that changed international perceptions of Mato Grosso regarding deforestation and earned him recognition by Forbes Magazine as one of the 67 most influential men in the world.