Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: Why a Scandal in Brazil May Be Good News for EU-Mercosur
May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by senior research staffer Monica De Bolle: Why a scandal in Brazil may be good news for EU-Mercosur.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay is, on a generous reading, the most important piece of economic news to come out of Brazil over the past 20 years. Europe's rat . . .
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay is, on a generous reading, the most important piece of economic news to come out of Brazil over the past 20 years. Europe's rat . . .