In Bolsonaro: "Stay calm, I will not close the economy" – Telam

"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, because I do not have the intention of closing the economy.It is a stupid discussion, "Fernández said in an interview published today by the newspaper La. Nación.

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.