Mercosur

Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Scioli: Brazil once again Argentina's main trading partner

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil and former Vice President Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the importance of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory and how it will help consolidate trade between South America's two largest countries.
Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 10:48 UTC
President elect Lula da Silva's foreign policy strategy

Foreign policy is among the priorities of the incoming Brazilian administration of president Lula da Silva, who will be taking office next January first. Designated foreign minister, Ambassador Mauro Vieira said Brazil will have a leading role in combating climate change.
Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Venezuela closer to Mercosur and Argentina

Venezuela's return to Mercosur, the resumption of flights between Buenos Aires and Caracas, and an invitation to President Nicolás Maduro to attend the CELAC summit in Buenos Aires next month are some of the signs showing the Argentine government's rapprochement with Chavismo. In addition to that, a rise in bilateral trade of up to 60% is expected.
Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Uruguay's President to bring along two former colleagues to Lula's inauguration

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday invited his predecessors Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica to the Jan. 1 inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in Brasilia.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Abundant rainfall in central Brazil helps Paraná River recover navigable level

After years of forcibly lighter shiploads due to the intense down flow of the Parana River, the water level has begun to grow again, especially in the last couple of months. Thus according to the Rosario Grain Exchange, the average shipload of vessels sailing upriver rose 21% in two months and stood at more than 38,000 tons in November. Furthermore, the current water level is 23% above November last year and 19% above the November 2020 average.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 19:29 UTC
Uruguay's Tourism Minister would like fewer requirements for foreign travelers

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera insisted this week that lifting all sanitary requirements from inbound travelers would be “the desirable” thing to do, but admitted that, in the end, such a decision was up to the health authorities who needed to protect the local population first and foremost.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC
Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.
Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 18:20 UTC
Uruguay publishes unilateral statement regarding Mercosur Summit

Uruguay Wednesday issued a closing statement Wednesday ratifying President Luis Lacalle Pou's intentions to keep seeking trade opportunities outside Mercosur. The document came after the South American bloc's LXI Summit held earlier this week in Montevideo, which, unlike previous gatherings, produced no joint declaration.
Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Mercosur Summit: Fernández tells Lacalle going solo is not the solution

“When in a society the rules are broken, someone is breaking them,” Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou during the Mercosur Summit in Montevideo Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals

Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.