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Rousseff’s main advisor describes Brazil/Argentina relations as “fine”
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's international affairs advisor Marco Aurélio García lowered the tone of the trade conflict with Argentina and said that the relationship between both countries “is fine” despite the trade barriers that Brazil imposed on the import of Argentine cars. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMarcos Aurelio has other second country citizenship and passport .
May 22nd, 2011 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your CommentSo, how muc is Brazil going to 'fine' Argentina :-)
May 23rd, 2011 - 01:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0“the measure was mainly targeted on a flood of imports from Asia, the US and the EU.”
May 23rd, 2011 - 01:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0I guess these 'continents' will get quite upset with Brasil acting like Argentineans.
Expect a whole raft of retaliatory action against Brasil.
Expect nothing to happen, Geoff. You so often make self-assured comments on subjects you know little about. Let go of this.
May 23rd, 2011 - 02:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hi Forgetit, nice to see you interacting again!
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0I hope you are right.
It would be nice to think that the Government of Brasil can do what it wants to block imports from countries/overseas industries, and suffer no repercussions.
But I fear the world is not like this.
At the very least the penalty clauses wil be invoked/inserted, and insurances will be claimed/erected with the premiums priced into the price of the goods.
Will Brasilians stop buying foreign goods? of course not.
Will they pay more for them? - of course.
Is there a future in copying Argentina? - rhetorical.
The fact that Sr Aurelio feel it necessary to say “its fine” is clear evidence that it is not fine. Free trade is championed by net exporters, but is not always the only show in town. Interesting spat.
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0@GeoffWard
May 25th, 2011 - 05:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sometimes you confused me about your nationality because being European you should know the battles in political and trade arena, causing friction among EU members worst than what happen in Mercosur.
Look fraternity among EU members ha ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqovTGjYjM4
In the ‘90 UK tried to ban/restrict the entrance of alcohol and tobacco into Britain from France and other EU members. When the inauguration of the “Le tunnel sous la Manche” (The Channel Tunnel) people jumped from Folkestone to Calais to buy cigarettes and drinks to France what went out of the hands of the Brits. Since then UK is trying to use any legal piece of law to restrict the theses products: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqovTGjYjM4
Another case Dollar bananas: “bananen” between France and Germany.
So life is like this in trade blocks.
“Will they pay more for them? - of course.”
We don’t pay more who say that to you? Europe does all the time this and? Look the friction with China.
Europe was forged using trade barriers and managed trade.
Why we should reach a free trade agreement with the EU if they truly believe in the free trade as a good thing? They should open their market to the world because is good and even the most protectionist country will be allowed to sell to them (because is good). So like in any business you don’t give access to competitors for free if there is not a gain for you. So in the end the trade is managed like always was. Because it is natural attitude for human being to preserve what they got and want even more.
What class of capitalist you are mate?
: )
Nico,
May 25th, 2011 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you are putting together some good postings just recently.
Might not agree with everything you say, but it is much preferable to the invective that many posters put up on the site.
Geoff.
@GeoffWard
May 26th, 2011 - 03:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0What part you don’t agree with me?
About the fraternity among EU members or the managed trade stuff?
: )
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