Brazil
While Brazil was one of the chief Latin American architects of the defeat of the FTAA, its economic policy has, in many cases, been favorable to the signing of FTAs. Given its dominant position in Mercosur and on the continent in general, it has focused its efforts on reaching such agreements within the institutional forums of which it is a member.
Mercosur in particular is actively involved in seeking negotiations with India, Central America, the Southern African Customs Union, and Algeria.
In many cases these trade agreements are being pursued as part of the administration’s policy of expanding markets for agrofuels (ethanol).
At the same time, Brazil is carrying on negotiations with India and South Africa, with which it makes up the strongest economic bloc of Southern countries within IBSA, creating tensions within Mercosur.
In March 2011, Brazil signed an Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC) which many analysts see as a first step towards an FTA. Since 2010, Brazil has also been pushing for an FTA with Mexico.
last update: May 2012
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25-Jun-2012 Brazzil Mag Brazil signing currency swap agreements with all BRICS countries
Brazil and China have agreed to pay for trade transactions in local currencies (the real and the yuan or renminbi). The currency swap agreement will be backed by US$ 30 billion (R$60 billion or 190 billion yuans). -
9-Dec-2011 ACP ACP Group and Brazil make ‘historic’ step towards closer South-South relations
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) and the Federative Republic of Brazil today signed a landmark agreement to build South-South solidarity through enhanced technical cooperation and dialogue between the two parties. -
22-Mar-2011 Kirk says US-Brazil accord will ‘open the doors’ of constrained market
The trade and economic cooperation deal signed by the US and Brazil will open a constrained market and help reach the administration’s goal of doubling exports by 2015, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said. -
21-Mar-2011 Bloomberg US, Brazil sign trade, economic agreement as Obama visits
The US and Brazil signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement which is considered "among the first steps on the road to a free-trade agreement". -
19-Mar-2011 Reuters Obama to announce framework trade deal in visit to Brazil
US President Obama hopes to lay the groundwork for more trade with Brazil when he visits there this weekend, with announcements of a framework for negotiating future trade deals and a new round of US-backed financing for American companies bidding on Brazilian projects, foreign trade sources said Thursday. -
22-Feb-2011 Economía Petróleo do pré-sal, um dos alvos da visita de Obama ao Brasil
Um dos acordos em estágio mais avançado e com maiores de chances de sair do papel é o TIFA (Trade and Investment Framework Agreement – em português acordo de sistema de comércio e investimento) -
15-Jul-2010 RT Brasil y la UE buscan TLC con Mercosur
Brasil y la Unión Europea (UE) se proponer llegar a un Tratado de Libre Comercio entre el bloque europeo y el Mercosur. -
27-Apr-2010 Xinhua Brazilian president calls for FTA between Mercosur, CARICOM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday called for a free trade agreement between the four-member bloc Mercosur and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). -
22-Feb-2010 iStockAnalyst Brazil, Mexico may launch FTA talks next week
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon may officially launch negotiations for a free trade agreement at a bilateral meeting in Cancun, Mexico next Tuesday, Lula’s spokesman said Friday. -
20-Feb-2010 ABC Digital Brasil y México impulsarán tratado de libre comercio
El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Lula da Silva, impulsará el martes en Cancún el lanzamiento formal, junto a su par mexicano, Felipe Calderón, las negociaciones para un TLC con México. -
29-Jan-2010 CNN Brasil genera controversia en México
Tanto industriales como el sector agropecuario rechazan la firma de un TLC con ese país; expertos prevén que una mayor competencia generaría retraso en medio de la recuperación económica. -
4-Sep-2009 Final Call Will new trade agreements reduce dependence on US?
Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Felipe Calderón of Mexico agreed recently to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement as part of a strategy to reduce their dependence on the industrialized world. -
22-Jul-2009 Reuters Obama touts trade in meeting with Brazil official
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wants stronger ties with Brazil, especially in the commercial area, a top aide and possible successor to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. -
14-Jul-2009 Rebelión Brasil no debe firmar el TLC con Israel
No tiene ningún sentido que Brasil privilegie el comercio con Israel, un país responsable por las peores violaciones de los derechos humanos en el mundo contemporáneo -
18-May-2009 AFP Brazil’s Lula urges closer Saudi economic ties
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva hailed his country’s growing relations with Saudi Arabia and the Middle East on Sunday as he pushed for more trade and investment in the region. -
25-Dec-2008 MercoPress Forget Mercosur, sign trade accord with EU says Brazil industry
A leading number of Brazilian businessmen belonging to the country’s powerful National Confederation of Industry, CNI, said it was time to sign a bilateral agreement with the European Union, which would leave out Mercosur -
10-Dec-2008 Easy Bourse Brazil, US draw nearer to bilateral tax treaty
Brazil and the United States are closer than ever to signing a bilateral tax treaty, although a similar accord to protect investments in the two countries is a bit further off, officials of both countries said Tuesday. -
4-Aug-2008 La Nación Ahora sí: “o maior TLC do mundo”
No bien conoció la confirmación de lo que ya sabía que iba a pasar en Ginebra, el presidente Lula declaró públicamente y sin ruborizarse que luego del fracaso de la ronda de negociaciones multilaterales, Brasil continuará trabajando en procura de cerrar acuerdos bilaterales de comercio -
25-Jun-2008 ADN Mundo Brasil propone TLC entre Argelia y Mercosur
El Canciller brasileño, Celso Amorim, de visita en Argelia, propuso iniciar negociaciones para un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre ese país y Mercosur -
8-Aug-2007 Cadena Global Brasil interesado en aprovechar TLC entre Nicaragua y EEUU
Empresarios brasileños manifestaron este miércoles interés en aprovechar las ventajas comerciales que Nicaragua tiene con Estados Unidos en el marco del Tratado de Libre Comercio
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