The last dinner

I have worked with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Authority (Receita Federal), The Federation of Brazilian Industry (CNI) and Procomex the last four years.

This week we had an evalaution work shop of this landmark projact and ended the project. All phases of the AEO Brazil project are kow ended and the programme is fully transferred to Receita Federal operations.

This is the most advanced and modern AEO and Trusted Trader programme in the world and there are amazing operational results both for Government, but more importantly for the private sector.

This has been an extra ordinary project, one of the best projects I have ever worked in.

The project team has been absolutely outstanding. Maybe the best project team I ever worked with. Many people have been involved in the project, but there have been a core project group leading the project all the way through. We have come a very long way together.

This week I took the team out for a farewell dinner at restaurant Figueira Rubaiyat, and we had a very emotional and amazing evening together.

These are fantastic people, professionals, colleagues and friends.

Obrigado for everything; Virginia Medeiros, Elmo Braz, Fabiano Deniz, Elaine Costa and John Mein.

It has been än honor and pleasure to work with you.