Mercosur-EU

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

Mercosur-EU

May 4, 2026

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8 min read

🧾 Tax reform advances

More progress for Brazil’s tax reform. The Mercosur-EU trade deal goes online. Congress to benefit Bolsonaro by cutting his coup sentence.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

Apr 27, 2026

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8 min read

🎲 Brazil bans prediction markets

Prediction markets have been banned in Brazil. The government is fine-tuning its new debt relief program. How JBS could benefit from a new rule on EU meat quotas.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Mercosur-EU

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, +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, +1

Mercosur-EU

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, +2

Mercosur-EU

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, +1

Mercosur-EU

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, +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

Mercosur-EU

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

Mercosur-EU

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, +1

Mercosur-EU

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, +1

Mercosur-EU

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

Mercosur-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

Mercosur-EU

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

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, +2

Mercosur-EU

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, +2

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