31 July 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D. R. Burgos together with the Heads of Mission of ASEAN in Brasilia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam) met with Congresswoman (Deputada) Maria do Socorro Jô Moraes, Chairwoman of the Foreign Relations and National Security Commission of Brazil's Parliament to discuss the possibility of forging closer partnership with ASEAN starting with the establishment of the ASEAN-Brazil Parliamentary Council to be headed by Congressman Átila Lins, Deputado from Manaus, Amazon. A working group will be set-up to draw the details of formally establishing the ASEAN-Brazil Parliamentary Council within a few months in 2015. END