The Brazilian Program for Leather Expansion, known as Brazilian Leather, is a CICB - Center for the Brazilian Tanning Industry and Apex (Export and Import Promotion Agency) initiative. These institutions joined efforts with the intention of expanding the Brazilian Leather Market abroad, adapting the Leather industry to exports. Furthermore, this agreement seeks to qualify national man labor in order to attend the quality requirements and to promote the technological innovation process of the country's leather industry. Initiatives for managerial training, technological development and commercial promotion are being addressed.