Brazil is a world leader in petroleum exploration in deep water and leads researches on 1st and 2nd generation biofuels. According to the World Bank and the IMF, the Brazilian banking automation system is the most advanced in the world; The Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica – Embraer – is the 3rd largest airliner manufacturer in the world. Sugarcane-based ethanol, with 100% Brazilian technology, is currently the planet’s most viable energetic alternative. 80% of the vehicles sold in Brazil are equipped with biofuel motors; The Brazilian green plastic is the first in the world to contain 100% renewable raw material; The Brazilian telecommunications systems and digital TV are amongst the most advanced in the world; 99% of the Brazilian population’s income statements are delivered via internet; Brazil is the third largest TV manufacturer in the world. Technologies developed at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, EMBRAPA, have taken Brazil to the condition of Earth’s granary. The country is currently the largest coffee, sugar and orange producer and its cattle for exporting is the largest in the world. Elections in Brazil take place through voting machines, a local technology that allows 140 million Brazilian electors to know the results in record time.