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Mercosur-EU

A curated breakdown of the key developments, negotiations and perspectives shaping the Mercosur-EU relationship

Mercosur-EU

🚧 Mercosur: 35 and unfinished

Mar 26, 2026

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16 min read

🚧 Mercosur: 35 and unfinished

Mercosur turns 35. Brazilian beef exporters are racing through their China quota. A virus stolen from a university lab.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Mercosur-EU

😓 Boric’s last headache, Mercosur’s final steps

Feb 27, 2026

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11 min read

😓 Boric’s last headache, Mercosur’s final steps

Chinese undersea cable plans trigger US sanctions on Chile. And Mercosur countries are moving fast to ratify last month’s trade deal with the European Union.

Ignacio Portes
Jorge C. Carrasco
Ignacio Portes, +1

Mercosur-EU

🇷🇺 Fueling around

Feb 5, 2026

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19 min read

🇷🇺 Fueling around

Brazil-Russia commission to meet for the first time since 2015. More back and forth over the EU-Mercosur deal. A look at the PSD power project.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Mercosur-EU

🎙️ Podcast: How the Mercosur-EU deal impacts Brazilian firms beyond exports

Jan 22, 2026

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4 min read

🎙️ Podcast: How the Mercosur-EU deal impacts Brazilian firms beyond exports

From lowering regulatory and corruption risks, to fostering foreign direct investment and production chain integration, key advances are at stake

Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz, +1

Mercosur-EU

🏔️ Davos no-show

Jan 22, 2026

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17 min read

🏔️ Davos no-show

Brazil’s president gives Davos a miss, again. Yet another delay to the EU-Mercosur deal. A bidding imbroglio at the Port of Santos.

Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz, +1

Mercosur-EU

🇪🇺 EU agreement is a big deal for Brazil

Jan 12, 2026

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16 min read

🇪🇺 EU agreement is a big deal for Brazil

How the EU-Mercosur deal will affect economies on either side of the Atlantic. Lula savors his inflation victory. “The Secret Agent” makes Golden Globes history.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

🇪🇺 Failure loop

Dec 21, 2025

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10 min read

🇪🇺 Failure loop

Thursday’s last-minute Italian reversal resulted in yet another delay to the trade deal between the two blocs, with January cited as the new deadline.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

🚨 Back-to-back raids

Dec 19, 2025

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17 min read

🚨 Back-to-back raids

Raids in Congress over embezzlement cases. Another delay for the EU-Mercosur deal. Calls for a code of conduct for Supreme Court justices.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Mercosur-EU

🌍🌡️ What are EU talking about?

Dec 18, 2025

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9 min read

🌍🌡️ What are EU talking about?

European opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal has been declared in environmental terms, but are the arguments valid? Or do they stray into protectionism?

Gustavo Ribeiro
Euan Marshall
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Mercosur-EU

🤯 EU-ltimatum

Dec 18, 2025

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13 min read

🤯 EU-ltimatum

Lula makes a final push for the EU-Mercosur deal. Bolsonaro sentence-reduction bill makes its way through the Senate. Ozempic’s Brazil patent is running out.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

🙄 It’s not me, it’s EU

Dec 17, 2025

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18 min read

🙄 It’s not me, it’s EU

Yet another bump in the road for the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Lula and Bolsonaro are both happy with the latest polling. One more step toward tax reform.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

🤑 Follow the pork

Dec 15, 2025

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19 min read

🤑 Follow the pork

Budget earmarks probe closes in on former speaker Lira. The Bolsonaros lose their Trump card. We speak to the French ambassador in Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Nov 24, 2025

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19 min read

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Jair Bolsonaro was arrested after trying to remove his ankle monitor. Brazil celebrates more US tariff cuts. Final COP30 decision viewed as a dud.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Euan Marshall
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Mercosur-EU

🚫 Too big to bail

Sep 4, 2025

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18 min read

🚫 Too big to bail

The Central Bank vetoes the BRB-Banco Master deal. The latest from the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. The Bolsonaro trial completes its second day.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Mercosur-EU

🏷️ Terrorist label?

Aug 22, 2025

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17 min read

🏷️ Terrorist label?

A bill on terrorism poses a law-and-order test for President Lula. The EU and Mercosur continue their will-they-won’t-they relationship. An intra-BRICS payment system could be ready in September.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

📈 Lula’s Trump bump

Jul 16, 2025

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3 min read

📈 Lula’s Trump bump

Latest polls show Lula is gaining popularity by standing up to Trump. US launches investigation into alleged “unfair trade practices” by Brazil. In the Supreme Court, the IOF conciliation hearing ends without an agreement.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
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