Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply Tereza Cristina said Monday (Jul 1) that the free-trade agreement signed between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) is “comfortable” and in accordance with the interests of Brazil and Brazil
British Ambassador to Brazil Vijay Rangarajan said “the UK enthusiastically hails the political agreement on the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.”
President Bolsonaro said in Brasília Sunday (Jun 30) he expects Congress to be one of the first to approve the free-trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) signed Friday (28).
On Friday (Jun 28), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) concluded negotiations and inked a free trade agreement between the two blocs. The deal is expected to boost Brazil’s GDP by $87.5 billion in 15 years.
Brazil’s President Michel Temer flew to Santiago, Chile, where he signed a free-trade deal with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in hopes of boosting the flow of goods and services between the two countries.