Meeting online every 15 days, they tackled issues hindering intra-Mercosur trade and proposed solutions. The initiative’s success drew Brazilian government agencies, investment banks ...
He also admitted before the Inter-American Council for Trade and Production (CICyP) that “Mercosur is malfunctioning ... the regional bloc's chances of success elsewhere.
Ignacio Bartesaghi, a professor of international relations at the Catholic University of Uruguay, said it was important for Lula to "show some success in Mercosur" to fend off pressure from ...