Fernández responded to Bolsonaro and said "it will not close the economy"

The presidential candidate of the Todos Front, Alberto Fernández, declared that Mercosur is "a central place" for Argentina and that Brazil is the "main partner" and "will remain", in a clear message addressed to President Jair Bolsonaro, who threatened to leave the bloc if the Peronist candidate wins the elections.

"For me, Mercosur is a central place, and Brazil is our main partner and it will continue to be so.If Bolsonaro thinks that I will close the economy and that Brazil will leave Mercosur, stay calm, "It's a silly talk," Fernandez said in an interview published in the newspaper. The nation.

This sentence is a response to the threat posed by the Brazilian President and his Minister of the Economy, Paulo Guedes, that his country is leaving Mercosur in case the next Argentine government decides to close the economy.

Fernández also stated that he was not opposed to the conclusion of trade agreements by Mercosur with other blocks, although he warned that this had to be done in Spain. protecting national interests.

"My problem is not that the economy is opening.Our problem is that this opening is hurting the Argentines.If it opens the doors, preserve the Argentines, be welcome," Fernandez said in his report.

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