Mercosur

• Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

  Export of live animals do not violate Brazilian law, federal court ruling

  

  A Brazilian Federal Court has ruled that the export of live animals for slaughter does not violate Brazilian law. The unanimous decision of the Federal Court overturned a lower court ruling that had suspended the activity at all Brazilian ports.

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• Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  Paraná-Paraguay Waterway concession tender canceled amid foul play allegations

  

  The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Wednesday declared the tender for the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway - which handles 80% of the country's exports and is also vital for Paraguay - concession void and launched an investigation into the only bidders: Dredging Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) for allegedly pressuring other potential bidders not to participate. The National Commission for the Defense of Competition will look into possible anti-competitive practices or an illicit association, it was explained.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 14:34 UTC

  Argentina: Irregularities detected in key waterway concession process

  

  Argentina's Administrative Investigations Prosecutor’s Office (PIA) has identified “serious irregularities” in the bidding process for the concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, a crucial trade corridor for the region. The waterway is essential for exporting agricultural products from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay to the Atlantic.

• Friday, February 7th 2025 - 07:13 UTC

  Brazil needs to purchase 3,5 million tons of wheat, despite higher yields in domestic production, says CEPEA

  

  Wheat production 2024/2025 in Brazil fell by 2.6% compared to the previous year, with the National Supply Company (Conab) forecasting a harvest of 7.89 million tons in 2024. This also represents an 11.9% reduction in the cultivated area, which shrank to 3.06 million hectares.

• Friday, January 31st 2025 - 09:24 UTC

  Swiss minister tells Peña her country interested in dealing with Mercosur

  

  Switzerland's Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Helen Budlinger told Paraguayan President Santiago Peña that her country was interested in expanding businesses with Asunción and with all of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). She made those remarks Thursday as she welcomed Peña to the non-European Union nation which thus covets a separate Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

• Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 21:13 UTC

  Milei would have no qualms breaking up with Mercosur if need be for FTA with US

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei said in an interview with Bloomberg in Davos (Switzerland) that if breaking up with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) was a requirement to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, he would not hesitate to do it.

• Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 20:53 UTC

  Argentina picks Béraud to head all three Montevideo-based embassies

  

  Argentina's Libertarian Government Wednesday announced the appointment of career Ambassador Alan Claudio Béraud as the new mission chief before Uruguay. Béraud is already stationed in Montevideo, where he heads Argentina's representations before the Southern Comon Market (Mercosur) and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).

• Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  New rules for foreigners wishing to travel to post-Brexit UK

  

  Starting Jan. 8, travelers who do not need a visa to enter post-Brexit UK for leisure will still be required to get an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from the Foreign Office's website. This new permit allows foreign visitors to stay up to six months in the country as nonresidents (not allowed to work or study) and costs 10 pounds sterling.

• Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 07:29 UTC

  Chinese meat industry and farmers complaining about surging Mercosur imports

  

  Chinese farmers and meat industry associations are complaining about the surge in foreign beef imports and the Ministry of Commerce has promised an investigation into the situation, according to Beijing government sources.

• Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

  WaPo says Paraná Waterway riddled with drug trafficking

  

  The Paraguay-Paraná Waterway channeling myriads of tons of cargo every year is one of the leading passages of cocaine shipments bound for Hamburg and Antwerp, among other destinations, the Washington Post reported. It runs for more than 3,300 kilometers, connecting at least 150 ports in five countries. It is arguably the most important river trade route on the continent.