Mercosur

Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMT
After 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Ex-President Lacalle Pou: 'I will not die without seeing Paraguay have a sea outlet in Uruguay'
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) reignited the debate on Tuesday over the construction of a port in Uruguayan territory aimed at providing Paraguay with maritime access, during an event in the Paraguayan ...

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Mercosur Parliament recalls Pope Francis as a 'peacebuilder' from the global south
The Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) held a special session in Montevideo on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025, in which lawmakers and religious representatives f...

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT
Brazilian platform to track commodity chains ahead of EU deforestation rules
A new Brazilian digital platform began operating on Monday to cross-check social and environmental data and support the tracing of commodity chains linked to deforestation, land conflicts and other rural violations.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:17:00 GMT
Paraguay attracts record foreigners with low taxes and new investor residency program
Foreign residency applications in Paraguay surged 85% in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 18,071 compared to 9,760 in the same period of 2025, the National Migration Directorate reported. Temporary residency requests jumped ...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:08:00 GMT
“We are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay
Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track res...

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:49:00 GMT
Argentine court orders environmental studies over HIF plant in Uruguay
A federal court in the Argentine city of Concepción del Uruguay on Friday ordered a series of environmental studies and requested information from Uruguayan agencies after accepting a lawsuit against the Uruguayan state and mu...

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT
Mercosur, climate and immigration: the hoaxes targeting rural Europe
The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector across the continent, with campaigns exploiting the controversy surrounding the E...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:01:00 GMT
Brazil hit hardest as Latin America adjusts to Trump tariffs after one year
One year after the Trump administration launched its tariff offensive against more than 180 countries, Latin America presents a mixed picture: some economies lost competitiveness in the U.S. market, while others redirected expo...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:53:00 GMT
Lula and Peña agree to accelerate Itaipú treaty review
The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguay, Santiago Peña, agreed on Sunday in Campo Grande to intensify negotiations over Annex C of the Itaipú treaty, the instrument that governs the financial terms ...

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