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Brazil’s Senate ratifies Mercosur free trade deal with European Union
5-Mar-2026 France 24
Brazil has formally ratified a landmark free trade deal with the European Union, joining Argentina and Uruguay in creating one of the world’s largest trade blocs.
S. Korea, Brazil agree to form strategic partnership, seek breakthrough on Mercosur deal
24-Feb-2026 KBS
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
12-Feb-2026 Valor
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
11-Feb-2026 APIB
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
11-Feb-2026 Reuters
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
9-Feb-2026 Reuters
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
21-Jan-2026 Valor
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
15-Jan-2026 BdF
Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. argues Brazil should avoid advancing similar trade pacts.
European Commission recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones
3-Dec-2025 RTE
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
12-Nov-2025 Global Development Policy Center
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
20-Oct-2025 The Economic Times
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.
Vietnam and Brazil move to initiate FTA negotiations with MERCOSUR
1-Sep-2025 Cubasi
Vietnam and Brazil have taken a significant step toward launching free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, following a telephone conversation between Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Nguyen Hong Dien, and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira.
US to investigate Brazil’s digital payment system
1-Aug-2025 Cointelegraph
As Brazil’s Pix system expands and BRICS eyes a reserve currency, Trump responds with a 50% tariff and a sweeping trade investigation.
Trump’s bizarre, authoritarian, Big Tech-friendly tariffs on Brazil
21-Jul-2025 Common Dreams
Trump’s actions are not motivated by any real economic or legal factors, but are instead about pushing his authoritarian agenda and doling out favors to Big Tech companies and other corporate cronies.
Brazil’s Lula to push for Mercosur-Indonesia trade deal
18-Jul-2025 The Star
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced that during Brazil’s rotating presidency of Mercosur (Southern Common Market), Brazil will resume negotiations to finalize a free trade agreement with Indonesia.
Brazil’s Lula says Mercosur, Canada should advance in trade deal talks
30-Apr-2025 Reuters
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is interested in advancing talks for a trade deal between South America’s Mercosur bloc and Canada in order to "diversify and expand our exchange".
Lula says Mercosur, Japan to discuss trade deal
28-Mar-2025 France 24
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he expects talks between South America’s Mercosur bloc and Japan on a trade deal to begin in the second half of the year.
Canada seeks to deepen trade ties with Brazil amid Trump’s pressures
7-Mar-2025 Valor International
Canada hopes to advance several trade agreements with Brazil under the framework of the Mercosur-Canada Free Trade Agreement in the short term.
Swiss foreign minister pushes for free trade deal in Latin America
10-Feb-2025 Swissinfo
During a five-day trip to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay this week, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis tried to push forward negotiations on a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Brazil to work toward Mercosur-UAE deal in coming months, Lula tells UAE president
2-Jan-2025 Reuters
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Emirati counterpart that Brazil will work to seal a deal between South American trade bloc Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates in coming months.