| Founders | Patrícia Carlos de Andrade |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Focus | New Right,Economics |
| Key people | Gustavo Franco Rodrigo Constantino |
| Budget | Revenue (2012): $524,391 Expenses (2012): $494,330[1][2] |
| Location | ,, Brazil |
| Website | www |
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TheInstituto Millenium (Millennium Institute), also known by the acronymImil (orIMIL), is a Brazilian "advocacy think tank" based inRio de Janeiro. It was created in 2005 by theeconomistPatrícia Carlos de Andrade to disseminate aworld view based oneconomic liberalism (or "modern right").[3] According toObservatório da Imprensa, 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 andcolumnists.[4]
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 aCivil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP), the equivalent of aU.S.non-profit organization 501(c)(3).[5]
Imil discloses itsworld view through "seminars, conferences and meetings around the country, contact with the press and publishing daily analysis on the portal."
Officially, Imil declares itself as "unrelated topolitical parties." and promotes values of "individual freedom,property rights,market economy,representative democracy,rule of law and institutional limits to government action".[5] 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" or "supporter ofmilitary dictatorships."[6]
Imil aligns itself with similar institutions, Brazilian or international, among them, are theInstituto Liberal,Instituto Liberdade,Instituto Ling,Instituto de Estudos Empresariais,[7] theChilean networkLatinoamerica Libre[8] and the globalAtlas Economic Research Foundation.[9]
Thinkers and writers identified with thepolitical right are also among the founders, experts and regular contributors to Imil. Among them,Rodrigo Constantino.[10]
By becoming an OSCIP, Imil became eligible to "receiveincome tax deductible donations from legal persons up to 2%."[5] Among his supporters, partners and sponsors are media companies likeGrupo Abril (Veja andExame magazines)OESP Group (O Estado de S. Paulo) andRBS Group (affiliated toRede Globo insouthern Brazil), the second largest private university in Brazil (Estácio de Sá),[11] theAmerican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Rio), industrial conglomerates (Gerdau Group andSuzano),service companies (Localiza Rent A Car),insurance companies (Porto Seguro), andfinancial corporations such asBank of America Merrill Lynch.[7] The institute also accepts donations from individuals.[5]
Among other notable sponsors and partners, the Imil features the following personalities of the Brazilian business, cultural, and journalistic scenes:[5]
The lateRoberto Civita,Grupo Abril's chairman, was also one of the counselors of the Instituto Millenium.[12]
