Abstract
Many rushed to pass judgment on the October 1, 2014 Memorandum of Understanding Related to the Cotton Dispute (WT/DS267), whether in support or opposition, but few recognized the efforts of Brazilian cotton farmers to challenge US production and export subsidies and obtain a mutual solution reflecting their interests after 12 years of litigation and negotiations. This final chapter offers several insights into the resolution and implications of the cotton dispute for global trade governance. First and foremost, it underscores the central role of Brazilian cotton farmers and their representatives in prosecuting the trade clash and taking ownership of its mutual solution. Moreover, it suggests that US policymakers missed an opportunity to deepen bilateral cooperation with Brazil to advance the Doha Round and expand global trade opportunities on behalf of the poorest producers and workers worldwide. For some activists and scholars, the October 2014 mutual solution disappointed, falling short of the expectations stoked by the aspirations behind the Doha Development Round of WTO negotiations, for others it was a pragmatic deal that made sense for both governments. For Brazilian cotton farmers and ABRAPA, it was the way they chose to end the trade dispute that they had started.
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