Federative Republic of Brazil
Hadil da Rocha Vianna
Brazil joined the International Whaling Commission in 1950. Once a major whaling power, the nation banned all whale hunting in its territorial waters in 1987. Since 2000, it has been pushing for a new whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic. Counsellor Hadil da Rocha Vianna was appointed on February 2, 2000. The following is excerpted from Brazil’s opening statement at the Berlin meeting of the International Whaling Commission on June 16, 2003. On the occasion of the fifty-fifth annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, Brazil wishes to express its continued interest in participating actively in this forum, to ensure…
