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13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Maximiliano Nagl Garcez

Advocacia Garcez

Founder and Managing Partner

Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba

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About me

Maximiliano Nagl Garcez is a lawyer for labour unions and social movements in Brazil. Board member of Ilaw.
Former Director for Legislative Affairs of ALAL – Associación Latino Americana de Abogados Laboralistas.
Former Legal Adviser and Coordinator of the Advisory Body of the Workers’ Party caucus in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.
Former Legal Adviser for the President of the National Parliament of East Timor, through UNDP.
Former Visiting Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, recipient of a Fulbright scholarship.

Max is the lawyer for the union Metabase Brumadinho, that represents the families of deceased and surviving workers of the Brumadinho industrial homicide. He also defends claimants from communities affected by the homicide. Max has been litigating on behalf of the union against Vale and Tüv Süd in Brazil and in Germany, as well as coordinating the domestic and international efforts to bring justice to the victims through financial compensation, measures to avoid future deaths and the imprisonment of the corporate executives responsible for the 272 workers lives lost.

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Just Transition Room XIX BHR informal dialogues: State-based Judicial Mechanisms Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Exploring Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities, including beyond the Workplace Room XX Fostering responsible business conduct in AI: Learning from stakeholders in diverse geographies to advance rights-respecting AI governance solutions Room XXIV Migration, Business and Human Rights: Consultation for the Working Group’s 2025 Report to the UN General Assembly Room XIX

11:40am CET

Opening plenary Room XX

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Financial Institutions Room XIX Networking hubs: Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society Organizations Room XX Networking hubs: Trade unions Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

A smart mix of measures to leverage the contribution of financial actors to a just transition Room XIX Beyond the Bottom Line: Effective Partnerships to Promote Fundamental Rights at Work Room XXIV Have Smart Mix measures worked for (W)HRDs, Indigenous Peoples and afro-descendant communities? Room XX

4:40pm CET

Empowering SMEs: Awareness Raising and Capacity Building in Business and Human Rights Room XX Raising the Bar through Climate Change Litigation Room XIX Ten years of debates and negotiations on a legally binding instrument on business and human rights: taking stock of progress and remaining challenges Room XXIV

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Conflict-Affected Areas Room XXIV BHR informal dialogues: Corporate Influence in the Political and Regulatory Sphere Room XX BHR informal dialogues: Development Finance Institutions Room XIX

10:00am CET

Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence? Room XX Do National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Work in the Asia-Pacific? Room XIX Snapshot series on groups at risk: Addressing irresponsible disengagement for a just energy transition: empowering communities through a decolonization, decarbonization, and decentralization lens Room XXIV

10:25am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Lessons and good practices on a smart mix of measures in the agricultural sector Room XXIV

10:55am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Policy in Practice: The case for private sector action on reproductive rights at work Room XXIV

11:20am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Lived Realities in Accessing Remedy: A Grassroots Perspective on Remediating Human Rights and Environmental Harms by Industrial Diamond Mines in Africa Room XXIV

11:40am CET

The Inclusive Value Chain: Strengthening Inter-Stakeholder Cooperation for Impactful Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation Room XX ‘Smart Mix of Measures’ and Implications of European Legislative Developments in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Room XIX

11:50am CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Prevention and remedy of human rights abuses in the value chains of “critical” minerals: insights and cross-continental learning from Latin America and Africa Room XXIV

12:15pm CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Advancing human rights due diligence in the financial sector Room XXIV

12:45pm CET

Snapshot series on groups at risk: Realising a smart mix of measures for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in global supply chains - Dalits, Roma, Haratine, Quilombola and others. Room XXIV

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Academia Room XIX Networking hubs: Business Room XX Networking hubs: Professional advisors Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Addressing Racism Online: A Smart Mix of Measures for Rights-Respecting Content Moderation Room XX Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of large-scale land acquisition Room XIX Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Building effective grievance mechanisms: implementing a mix of solutions across the business ecosystem Room XXIV

3:25pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Embedding effective governance into company structures: Focus on Measurement Room XXIV

3:50pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: People in Scope: Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures Room XXIV

4:20pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Unlocking Success: Crafting Transformational Business Models in a Smart Mix of Measures Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Enforcing effective remedy and a smart mix of measures Room XX Towards more effective corporate accountability in Latin America: prevention, remediation and participation in the design of measures Room XIX

4:45pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Safeguarding Human Rights: A Strategic Approach Through Due Diligence in Renewable Energy Projects Room XXIV

5:10pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: The European Model Clauses and Responsible Contracting in Supply Chains Room XXIV

5:35pm CET

Snapshots series on practical approaches and tools on HRDD for business: Facing current and forthcoming regulations: A new collaboratively developed HREDD maturity assessment tool for companies Room XXIV

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Intergenerational Exchange on Business and Human Rights Room XX BHR informal dialogues: Responsible Investment Room XIX BHR informal dialogues: State-Business Nexus Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Procurement and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence and the UNGPs: Consultation for the Working Group’s 2025 Report to the Human Rights Council Room XX Progress and Opportunities to Strengthen BHR in the Middle East and North Africa Region Room XIX Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Lessons from influencing corporate performance on meaningful rightsholder engagement Room XXIV

10:25am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Access to effective remedy for migrant workers in Northern Europe Room XXIV

10:55am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Combatting child labour in agriculture through multi-stakeholder engagement Room XXIV

11:20am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Nothing without us about us – putting rightsholders’ representation at the heart of Human Rights due diligence in food supply chains Room XXIV

11:40am CET

Harnessing a “smart mix of measures” to protect and respect the rights of LGBTI+ persons in business activities Room XX “Smart Mix” in Action: Progress and Opportunities for Advancing Business and Human Rights in Africa Room XIX

11:50am CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Beyond ‘do no harm’ to shared prosperity: using a “smart mix” of measures to ensure a fast and fair energy transition Room XXIV

12:15pm CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Fourth Pillar Initiative – Centering Communities in BHR Room XXIV

12:45pm CET

Snapshot series on stakeholder engagement: Why is meaningful stakeholder engagement not advancing in Japan? Examining the challenges and solutions Room XXIV

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Government representatives Room XX Networking hubs: Indigenous Peoples Room XIX Networking hubs: National Human Rights Institutions Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Transforming BHR Commitments into Change through Youth-Driven Initiatives Room XX Key developments in the WEOG region over the past year Room XIX Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Smart-Mix Approaches to Business and Human Rights Education Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Litigating Business and Human Rights Room XXIV

4:00pm CET

Snapshot series on other relevant topics of the BHR agenda: Human Rights Due Diligence at Mega-Sporting Events: from Policies to Practices to Remedy Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Closing plenary Room XX