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Time is running out for the conclusion of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, said Wednesday (12) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to parliamentarians that the new Brazilian government of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro was going to do his best. the most difficult treaty to reach.
Bolsonaro has already indicated that he is more in favor of bilateral negotiations than of commitments in multilateral groups, as in the case of Mercosur.
The tentative agreement has been virtually halted since December 2017, while Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Wednesday that Mercosur was ready to conclude a trade deal with the government. European Union, which has not yet been decided because the Europeans
"Mercosur and the European Union simply do not agree, this is not not because Mercosur did not want it, it's because the European Union did not want it, "the minister said. ] "Brazil has flexibilized what it could bend […] Flexibilizamos even at the expense of certain sectors here at the internal level."
According to the Minister of Finance, Eduardo Guardia, Brazil is committed to the conclusion of the agreement, but it is necessary that both parties are interested.
"We attach tremendous importance [ao acordo UE-Mercosul] Minister Aloysio [Nunes] is personally engaged in the negotiations, I have followed all the questions very closely and we give all the signals that Brazil has the will and the willingness to reach agreement, but that both parties must want, "said Guardia.
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