Mercosur

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Ports of Montevideo, Colonia and Buenos Aires had to be closed on Monday due to fog

  

  After the strong reduction in visibility registered in the country this Monday due to fog and mist, which according to the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) will persist until next Thursday, the ports of Montevideo, Colonia, and Buenos Aires decided to close, reported the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador.

• Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Different candidates for PAHO chair

  

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Thursday announced candidates from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, and Uruguay were vying to succeed Dominica's Carissa Etienne of Dominica as agency head.

• Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Mercosur nationals will need a visa to enter Schengen area

  

  Nationals of 15 Latin American countries -including all members of Mercosur- and of 60 countries worldwide will need to apply for a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa to travel to or through the 26 territories within the so-called Schengen area, effective in 2023.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Argentina to up imports to meet increasing fuel demand

  

  Argentina's Federal Government Wednesday announced new measures to guarantee the proper supply of diesel fuel nationwide after governors of the country's 10 Grand North provinces complained last Friday of recurrent shortages.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:52 UTC

  Elimination of a “Brazil cost” item represents a further 1,5 percentage point reduction in tariffs

  

  The Brazilian government is drafting a presidential decree to change tax revenue mechanisms, which the economic team argues it will lead to a 1.5 percentage point reduction in the rates levied on all imported products. This is part of president Bolsonaro's administration policy of (gradually) opening the Brazilian economy to foreign competition.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Brazil cuts down Mercosur external tariffs yet again

  

  In a move to contain inflation ahead of this year's Oct. 2 elections, Brazil's Chamber of Foreign Trade decided to cut down the Mercosur Common External Tariff (TEC) by 10% on items such as beans, meat, pasta, cookies, rice, and construction materials, the Ministry of Economy announced.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Scioli: Argentina and Brazil will guarantee food and energy for the region

  

  Argentina's Ambassador Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the integration process with Brazil and the current relationship between South America's two largest countries, which will “together guarantee food and energy for the region.”

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Argentina launches migration opportunity for Non-Mercosur nationals

  

  Argentina's Migrations Directorate has announced new rules for nationals of non-Mercosur countries wishing to settle in the South American country, thus giving incoming foreigners a 90-day window to regularize their legal status.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Investing elsewhere too easy for Argentine entrepreneurs

  

  Argentine entrepreneurial migrants who seek a better future elsewhere prefer Uruguay, Paraguay, Bahamas, and Portugal to start anew, it was reported.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil

  

  Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downed, it was reported.