Brazil
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23-Aug-2019 Reuters
Ireland could try to block Mercosur trade deal on Amazon concerns - Varadkar
Irish Prime Minister has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur unless Brazil takes action to protect the rainforest.
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23-Aug-2019 Reuters
Dublin prêt à bloquer l’accord avec le Mercosur pour forcer le Brésil à protéger l’Amazonie
L’Irlande est déterminée à tenter de bloquer la ratification de l’accord commercial négocié entre l’Union européenne et les pays sud-américains du Mercosur pour contraindre le Brésil à agir pour protéger l’Amazonie.
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21-Aug-2019 Folha de S.Paulo
Trade agreement between Brazil and United States will not include free-trade
Officials participating in the negotiations say the deal not only involves taxes, but also non-tariff and investment issues.
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12-Aug-2019 The Hill
A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea
A possible free trade agreement between the United States and Brazil will have considerable environmental, climate and human rights risks.
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12-Aug-2019 Reuters
In Argentina’s wine country, vintners worry about recession - and trade deal
Argentine wineries are trying to figure out whether a trade deal with Europe will prove a boom or a bust to their vineyards, in face of highly-subsidized EU vineyards.
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31-Jul-2019 Buenos Aires Times
EEUU quiere un TLC con Brasil, afirma Trump
Luego de un elogio al presidente Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump expresó que EEUU desea un tratado de libre comercio con Brasil.
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31-Jul-2019 Buenos Aires Times
Trump says US to begin working on free-trade deal with Brazil
US President said the United States will pursue a trade deal with Latin America’s largest nation, one of the least open economies in the world.
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17-Jul-2019 REBRIP
O Acordo União Europeia - MERCOSUL: Uma tragédia que ainda pode ser evitada
Noticiada na semana passada, a assinatura do Acordo de Livre Comércio entre Mercosul e União Europeia representa para o Brasil e demais países do Mercosul mais um duro golpe na soberania nacional.
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17-Jul-2019 Sputnik
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to propose MERCOSUR trade agreement with US - report
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro intends to propose a free trade agreement between South America’s Mercosur and the United States, once he takes leadership of the bloc, presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros said.
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10-Jul-2019 Macau Daily Times
Belt and road in pursuit of a free trade climate
Macau will aim to foster a “free trade” climate with Portuguese-speaking countries under the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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5-Jul-2019 REBRIP
The European Union - MERCOSUR Agreement: still an avoidable tragedy
The signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union represents a major blow for Brazil and other Mercosur countries in national sovereignty, social rights and inclusive and sustainable development projects
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3-Jul-2019 DW
Mercosur-UE: Los europeos consumirán ahora el veneno que exportan
Brasil espera nuevos mercados para soja, naranjas y carne de res. Las exportaciones del Mercosur hacia Europa pueden cerrar el círculo de la contaminación de alimentos con pesticidas.
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2-Jul-2019 LCI
Le traité de libre-échange entre l’UE et le Mercosur, un risque pour nos assiettes ?
Le Brésil épand toujours plus de produits phytosanitaires. D’après les données de vente enregistrées par les autorités environnementales brésiliennes, leur consommation a doublé en 10 ans.
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2-Jul-2019 Capital
L’accord Mercosur-UE fait aussi grincer des dents côté brésilien
Le Mercosur inquiète aussi au Brésil, où l’on craint l’impact sur une industrie moins compétitive que l’européenne et un recours excessif au "principe de précaution" visant les produits agricoles sud-américains.
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25-Jun-2019 Basta !
Malgré la destruction de l’Amazonie, les dirigeants européens négocient un traité commercial avec le Brésil
Les discussions entre l’Union européenne et les pays du Mercosur (Brésil, Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay), ouvertes il y a 20 ans, pourraient aboutir cette semaine à un vaste accord de libre-échange. Mais plus de 340 organisations appellent les présidents des institutions européennes, en amont de la réunion des ministres des affaires étrangères, à interrompre immédiatement ces négociations commerciales.
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18-Jun-2019 S2B
Plus de 340 organisations appellent l’Union européenne à interrompre immédiatement les négociations commerciales avec le Brésil
Dans une lettre ouverte, plus de 340 organisations de la société civile - dont plus de 30 françaises - appellent l’Union européenne à mettre immédiatement un terme aux négociations pour un accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur (Brésil, Argentine, Paraguay et Uruguay) en raison de la détérioration des droits humains et de la situation écologique au Brésil.
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18-Jun-2019 S2B
340+ organisations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil
In an open letter, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt free trade agreement negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) on the grounds of deteriorating human rights and environmental conditions in Brazil.
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7-Jun-2019 MercoPress
Mercosur’s Common External Tax in the agenda Bolsonaro will discuss with Macri in Buenos Aires
Brazil and Argentina have started discussing a reduction in the common external tariff (TEC) of the Mercosur trade block, sources in both governments revealed on Wednesday, as their market-friendly presidents look to boost economic growth.
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28-May-2019 AgriLand
‘Take beef off the table in Mercosur negotiations’ – IFA
Ireland must stand and insist that Europe rejects beef imports which fail to meet key standards on traceability, food safety and the environment.
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10-May-2019 Mongabay
Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses
A new report by more than 20 NGOs is calling on the EU to include provisions in trade agreements now under negotiation, such as the EU/MERCOSOR agreement, that would fully protect forests and indigenous rights.
