Foreign Minister Felipe Solá (File photo). | NA
Brazil’s "hostile attitudes have killed debate within Mercosur," in particular due to the negative stances of its ultra-liberal Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, complained Foreign Minister Felipe Solá in an interview published by the newspaper
O Globo.
"With Brazil there is no debate, whether with ministers, academics, businessmen or trade unions, all that is unthinkable," affirmed Solá during a visit to Rio de Janeiro on Monday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the agreement for the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Uruguay’s announcement that it will be unilaterally seeking trade agreements with countries and blocs beyond Mercosur plus Brasilia’s pressure to reduce the Common External Tariff are stirring up the discrepancies within the grouping completed by Paraguay.