Hours before Obama arrives, Brazil reaffirms its commitment is with Mercosur

Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 00:51 UTC

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When US president Barack Omaba lands in Brazil next Saturday the emphasis of the visit will be on deepening economic relations and potential business opportunities, but Brazil has made it plain clear that any free trade talks with the United States can only take place in the framework of Mercosur. Read full article

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xbarilox
”I expect some things to come out of this that are not on our radar”radar = control?
Mar 17th, 2011 - 02:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit86
As the text says, the US expects emerging countries to open their MANUFACTURING markets. There's no mention to agriculture, and this is so because developed countries don't want to open the agriculture market. The reason for that is that the competitiveness gap between the developed and the developing worlds in agriculture is smaller than that in manufacturing. That is, the developed world wants free trade only in the sectors it is sure to predominate. If someone ever needed a proof that developed countries have no commitment to reducing world poverty, but only poverty within their own borders, and that, to achieve that goal, they won't care about increasing misery in the 3rd World, this is it.
Mar 17th, 2011 - 02:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
“ .. Uruguay was in the process of reaching a free trade agreement with the US but turned it down precisely because of its commitment to Mercosur ...”

Weren't there some Wikileaks regarding this recently which suggested that Argentina publicly supported Uruguay's attempt, but privately put the boot in?
Mar 17th, 2011 - 05:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
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are not on our radar” = 'things we cannot yet see ' or maybe 'things we cannot foresee'
Mar 17th, 2011 - 05:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yul
front 4 comments have interesting posting GMT timings ?!
02 : 19 GMT...................05:39 GMT !!
Mar 17th, 2011 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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mertolemy
“Weren't there some Wikileaks regarding this recently which suggested that Argentina publicly supported Uruguay's attempt, but privately put the boot in?”

Yes, it was Nestor......http://en.mercopress.com/2011/03/11/how-argentina-torpedoed-uruguay-s-fta-with-the-us-according-to-wikileaks
Mar 17th, 2011 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Yuk - don't try and tax those two brain cells ...the British are spread all over the globe. haven't you noticed ? :-)
Mar 17th, 2011 - 01:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yul
# 7 / Ruddyhoyt

u right..the British sympathizers are spread all over the world.
Mar 17th, 2011 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Thank God one Mercosur member is affirming its primacy - all the other members seem hell-bent on driving a coach and horses through it!
Mar 17th, 2011 - 05:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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buxcador
The Doha round is not really about trade as is about hammering more countries on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIhDdST27g

So, what “services” mean it's really financial intervention.
Mar 17th, 2011 - 08:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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