SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
ANNUAL REPORT
of
FEDERATIVE
REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2004
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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Title of Issue
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| | Names of exchanges on which registered
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N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
Names and addresses of persons authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission
Roberto Abdenur
Ambassador of Brazil
Embassy of Brazil
3006 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
| * | The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The sole purpose of this Amendment is to file with the Commission (i) the agreements included as exhibits E and F hereof in accordance with the Registrant’s undertaking in its Registration Statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in its Registration Statement, (ii) recent developments in Brazil as of August 1, 2005, included as Exhibit G hereof, and (iii) the legal opinions included as Exhibits H and I hereof in accordance with the Registrant’s undertaking in its Registration Statement to furnish copies of such legal opinions as may be required (including the opinion of the Procuradoria–Geral da Fazenda Nacional) in connection with any issue of securities under its Registration Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Brasília, Brazil on the 11th day of August, 2005.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLICOF BRAZIL |
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| By: | | /s/ SÔNIADE ALMENDRA FREITAS PORTELLA NUNES |
| | | Sônia de Almendra Freitas Portella Nunes |
| | | Attorney of the National Treasury |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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A: None | | |
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B: None | | |
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*C: Copy of the 2005 Annual Budget of the Republic (in Portuguese)—filed by paper filing under cover of Form SE | | |
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*D: Current Description of the Republic | | |
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E: Dealer Managers Agreement, dated July 18, 2005, among the Republic, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | | |
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F: Settlement Agent and Luxembourg Exchange Agent Agreement, dated July 18, 2005, among the Republic, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg), S.A. | | |
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G: Recent Developments in the Republic as of August 1, 2005 | | |
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H: Opinion dated August 11, 2005 of Arnold & Porter LLP relating to U.S.$ 4,508,571,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Amortizing Global Bonds due 2018 | | |
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I: Opinion dated August 11, 2005 of the Acting Deputy Attorney General of the National Treasury of the Republic relating to U.S.$ 4,508,571,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Amortizing Global Bonds due 2018 | | |
