Specialized council

Management geared to economic needs

Certain sectors have their own specialized councils. These OCB consultation entities bring cooperative management closer to economic needs. Each of the sectors is described below:

Specialized agriculture and livestock council
Date established: 26 February, 2002
Coordinator: Luiz Roberto Baggio

Specific areas:

• Grains and fibers
• Meats and eggs
• Vegetables and flowers
• Regional products
• Credit and financing
• Natural resources, environment, and agri-chemicals
• Inter-cooperation, new business opportunities, and technology
• Coffee
• Dairy products
• Legal issues
• Agri-industry and infrastructure

Specialized Credit Council
Date established: July 22 and 23, 2002
Coordinator: Manoel Messias da Silva

Specialized Educational Council
Date established: 17 September, 2002
Coordinator: Maria Cristina Costa Pompermayer

Specialized Infrastructure Council
Date established: 16 and 17 October, 2002
Coordinator: Valdir Pimenta da Silva

Subject areas:

• Generation, transmission, and distribution of energy
• Conventional and alternative energy
• Credit, financing and insurance
• Legislation

Specialized Health Council
Date established: July 25, 2003
Coordinator: Eudes de Freitas Aquino

Subject areas:

• Medical
• Dental
• Psychology
• Nursing
• Physical therapy
• Phonoaudiology
• Users
• Health Insurance

Specialized Labor Council
Date established: August 8 and 9, 2001
Coordinator: Rozani Holler

Subject areas:

• Education and ethics
• Legal issues
• Congressional monitoring
• Communication and marketing
• Institutional relations