Brazil


S. Korea, Brazil agree to form strategic partnership, seek breakthrough on Mercosur deal
South Korea and Brazil agreed to elevate ties between the two countries to a strategic partnership and adopted a four-year action plan for its implementation.
Brazilian lawmakers seek safeguards in Mercosur-EU deal
Brazilian lawmakers want to negotiate safeguards with the federal government to protect local producers from a potential surge in European imports following the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.
APIB’s political statement on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and its impact on the rights of indigenous peoples
The Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), the organization that represents nationally and internationally more than 300 indigenous peoples from all regions of Brazil, reaffirms its opposition to the signing and ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
Brazil examines US-Argentina trade deal over Mercosur conflicts, sources say
Brazil is scrutinizing a trade agreement announced last week between the United States and Argentina due to concerns it violates the rules of South American trade bloc Mercosur,.
Brazil signals new openness to Mercosur-China talks as Beijing seeks deeper ties
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil sees ripple effect after Mercosur-EU deal; Canada next in line
Brazil’s government expects that the signing of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will trigger a ripple effect for similar negotiations between the South American bloc and other countries.
EU–Mercosur deal is ‘neocolonial’ and harmful to Mercosur, says former IMF director
Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. argues Brazil should avoid advancing similar trade pacts.
European Commission recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones
The European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported into the EU, after it was found they contained hormones banned in the bloc.
Defunding the Amazon: mapping ISDS risk from the oil and gas sector in amazonian countries
The protection of the Amazon is a central theme of the COP30 in Belém, Brazil. However, efforts to ensure that the Amazon is defended are at risk of instead being defunded—by investor-state dispute settlement.
India, Brazil initiate talks to expand Mercosur trade pact
India and Brazil have launched discussions to expand the scope of the preferential trade agreement between India and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, whose founding members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.