{"id":94727,"date":"2025-06-29T17:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=94727"},"modified":"2025-06-29T17:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:29:42","slug":"brazil-wants-to-include-cars-and-sugar-in-mercosur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/brazil-wants-to-include-cars-and-sugar-in-mercosur\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil wants to include cars and sugar in Mercosur"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content--header\">\n<div class=\"row content-head non-featured \">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h6 class=\"content-head__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>The Lula administration aims to give strategic sectors preferential treatment during its presidency of the bloc<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__signa-share\">\n<div class=\"content__signature\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__text\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__from\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"content-publication-data__updated\">06\/27\/2025\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__share-bar-container\">\n<div class=\"content__share-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"mc-article-body\" class=\"mc-article-body \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"no-paywall\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles active-capital-letter\" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"54\" data-block-id=\"1\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container theme-color-primary-first-letter\" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Brazil plans to use its upcoming six-month presidency of Mercosur to push for the inclusion of the automotive and sugar industries in the bloc\u2019s common trade regime, according to the country\u2019s Foreign Ministry, known as Itamaraty. The initiative is expected to be one of President Lula\u2019s top priorities for the regional group in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wall protected-content\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"53\" data-block-id=\"2\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The effort is tied to the economic significance of these sectors within intra-bloc trade. Roughly half of all trade between Brazil and Argentina, for example, is concentrated in the auto industry. Yet despite its central role, the sector has remained outside Mercosur\u2019s common trade framework since the bloc was created 34 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"46\" data-block-id=\"3\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">\u201cOur goal is to include the automotive sector in Mercosur, and we will continue working toward a regional agreement in this area,\u201d said Ambassador Gisela Maria Figueiredo Padovan, secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean at Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is leading the negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"59\" data-block-id=\"4\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Ms. Padovan said the Brazilian government has already drafted a proposal outlining a new common industrial policy for the regional auto sector. \u201cWe\u2019ve submitted a draft agreement aimed at establishing a shared industrial policy. Just between Brazil and Argentina, autos account for 50% of bilateral trade\u2014that\u2019s highly significant. We\u2019re pursuing a deal that will be mutually beneficial,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"38\" data-block-id=\"5\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Negotiations on the sugar industry are still at an earlier stage, with no formal text under discussion. Even so, talks are moving forward, according to Ambassador Francisco Pessanha Cannabrava, director of the Mercosur Department at Brazil\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"57\" data-block-id=\"6\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">\u201cIn the case of sugar, we\u2019re aware of the sensitivities among our Mercosur partners, but our goal is not to harm local agriculture. Our focus is on aligning production chains. Countries like Uruguay and Paraguay have domestic industries that rely on sugar, so we need to find ways to integrate it into the bloc,\u201d Mr. Cannabrava said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"61\" data-block-id=\"7\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">As part of this process, Brazil is considering working with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to help develop technical benchmarks for sugar sector integration. \u201cWe\u2019re working on terms of reference to figure out how sugar can be included in Mercosur in a way that\u2019s a win-win for everyone. These terms could be developed by respected institutions like the IDB,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"43\" data-block-id=\"8\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Brazil\u2019s Foreign Ministry also expressed optimism about reaching an agreement with Argentina on a new version of the Common External Tariff Exception List. The current discussion stems from a proposal made during Argentina\u2019s previous Mercosur presidency, which secured exemptions for 50 new products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-track-category=\"multicontent\" data-track-action=\"ultimo chunk conteudo\" data-track-noninteraction=\"false\" data-track-scroll=\"view\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"46\" data-block-id=\"10\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">According to Brazilian officials, a final agreement could be reached during the next Mercosur summit, scheduled for July 2\u20133 in Buenos Aires. The exception list allows member countries to apply different external tariffs to specific goods, giving them more flexibility within the bloc\u2019s broader trade structure.<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">*By\u00a0Renan Truffi\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0Sofia Aguiar\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 Bras\u00edlia<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Source: Valor International<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lula administration aims to give strategic sectors preferential treatment during its presidency of the bloc 06\/27\/2025\u00a0 Brazil plans to use its upcoming six-month presidency of Mercosur to push for the inclusion of the automotive and sugar industries in the bloc\u2019s common trade regime, according to the country\u2019s Foreign Ministry, known as Itamaraty. 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