Mercosur

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 03:03 UTC

  Bolsonaro hints solution to Ukraine war resembles that of 1982 in the South Atlantic

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said he had “the solution” to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to discuss it with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Uruguay announces beginning of talks with China to reach FTA

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced negotiations with China to reach a bilateral free trade agreement are to begin, after technical teams from the two countries found it feasible, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

  

  Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Uruguayan Higher Court upholds rejecting Pepín's asylum request

  

  A Montevideo Court of Appeals has denied Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón's asylum request, it was announced Monday.

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  Ukraine asks Paraguay for Mercosur's help

  

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday asked his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez to bring the other Mercosur leaders to support his war-torn country through its plight following Russia's invasion.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Parlasur to monitor Brazil's presidential elections

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct. 2 presidential elections.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil confident of its OECD access roadmap, which should make EU/Mercosur deal more expeditious

  

  Once Brazil has been admitted to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, the ratification process for the Mercosur/European Union trade agreement, will become more viable, according to Brazilian foreign minister Carlos Franca.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 08:12 UTC

  Lula's team releases government plan

  

  Brazil's opposition presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has released his government plan, which includes international cooperation, new labor legislation, and differentiated taxation on the wealthiest.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Mercosur again divided on Ukraine conflict, Argentina and Brazil not in a WTO list condemning “aggression”

  

  Over 50 WTO members agreed a statement at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), in full support of Ukraine, and condemning “aggression”. However, Mercosur was divided on the issue, while Uruguay and Paraguay figured among the over fifty, Argentina and Brazil were absent.

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 23:56 UTC

  Mercosur Summit scheduled for Asunción July 21

  

  Mercosur Foreign Ministers Monday agreed to hold the upcoming Summit of the Group in Asunción on July 21. It will be the first face-to-face encounter of all four regional leaders since all previous meetings involving all four current leaders were all held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.