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The EU must review the premises of its free-trade agreement with Mercosur
7-May-2020 Observatorio do Clima
Environmental safeguards within the agreement, which were already insufficient even before COVID-19, have now made the document outdated.
Brazil wants to change Mercosur rule to make agreements without Argentina viable
6-May-2020 Fohla de S.Paulo
Action would come in the face of the neighboring country’s announcement that it will abandon negotiations on the organization’s agreements.
Brazil fears agriculture protectionism amid pandemic: draft report
5-May-2020 Reuters
The report urges Brazil to go further in signing more trade agreements, to ensure favorable market access for its farm products.
US and Brazil seek to conclude trade agreement in 2020
22-Apr-2020 Just Style
The US and Brazil are hoping to conclude an agreement on trade rules and transparency this year, including trade facilitation and good regulatory practices.
Brazil India investment cooperation and facilitation treaty (2020)
10-Apr-2020 Modern Diplomacy
This is Brazil’s 10th and India’s 4th bilateral investment agreement since both nations had adopted their Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Mexico targeting the “very closed” Brazilian economy expects to negotiate a trade deal
4-Feb-2020 MercoPress
Mexico is negotiating with Brazil to expand economic cooperation and believes it can find areas of mutual benefit even though the Brazilian economy is “very closed,” Economy Minister said.
India inks first investment treaty with Brazil post-approval of new templates in 2015
27-Jan-2020 Deccan Herald
India inked an Investment Cooperation and Facilitation Treaty with Brazil – the first one after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Government in December 2015 approved a new template for such bilateral pacts.
India, Brazil to sign strategic action plan
23-Jan-2020 The Hindu
India and Brazil will upgrade their strategic partnership with an “action plan” and sign a bilateral investment treaty.
The BIT footprints of emerging market economies in Africa: What do they portend for ISDS?
20-Jan-2020 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Despite debates about crisis in investment treaty arbitration, most emerging market economies are concluding BITs that provide for ISDS and emerging market multinational companies appear to welcome ISDS.
Brazil aims to forge more trade accords as Bolsonaro heads to Asia
16-Oct-2019 Reuters
Brazil aims to conclude free trade agreements between Mercosur and Singapore and South Korea by next year, as it also eyes deals with Vietnam and Indonesia.
Ricardo Salles to meet with European chemical and car giants
30-Sep-2019 Unearthed
Leaked agenda shows Brazil’s environment minister will meet with BASF, Bayer, VW and British fossil fuel and mining interests.
Brazil, Mexico begin trade talks amid Bolsonaro push for export deals
10-Sep-2019 Reuters
Brazil and Mexico have begun talks on a free trade deal, seeking to deepen commercial ties between the two largest economies in Latin America.
Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America
29-Aug-2019 The Slovak Spectator
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil’s approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.
Ireland could try to block Mercosur trade deal on Amazon concerns - Varadkar
23-Aug-2019 Reuters
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.
Trade agreement between Brazil and United States will not include free-trade
21-Aug-2019 Folha de S.Paulo
Officials participating in the negotiations say the deal not only involves taxes, but also non-tariff and investment issues.
A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea
12-Aug-2019 The Hill
A possible free trade agreement between the United States and Brazil will have considerable environmental, climate and human rights risks.
In Argentina’s wine country, vintners worry about recession - and trade deal
12-Aug-2019 Reuters
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.
Trump says US to begin working on free-trade deal with Brazil
31-Jul-2019 Buenos Aires Times
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.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to propose MERCOSUR trade agreement with US - report
17-Jul-2019 Sputnik
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.
Belt and road in pursuit of a free trade climate
10-Jul-2019 Macau Daily Times
Macau will aim to foster a “free trade” climate with Portuguese-speaking countries under the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative.