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The next Mercosur agreement could be with Canada, says Alckmin

The vice-president of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, said this Monday (17) that Canada could be the next country to close a trade agreement with Mercosur. "We are working with Canada. I think the next one to make an agreement with Mercosur...

The next Mercosur agreement could be with Canada, says Alckmin
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Foreign trade is fundamental," he stated, after listing the trade agreements signed in recent years by the South American bloc with the support of the Brazilian government. Alckmin participated this Monday in Santander's annual conference, where he spoke about the opportunities that open up to Brazil with the energy transition, an area in which the country...

  • Alckmin participated this Monday in Santander's annual conference, where he spoke about the opportunities that open up to Brazil with the energy transition, an area in which the country...
  • Faced with energy restrictions resulting from geopolitical conflicts, Alckmin stated that the discovery of oil in the Equatorial Margin represents a huge opportunity.
  • According to the vice-president, Brazil, which is already an oil exporter, could achieve, in five or six years, self-sufficiency in derivatives, such as diesel and gasoline.

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The vice-president of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, said this Monday (17) that Canada could be the next country to close a trade agreement with Mercosur.

"We are working with Canada. I think the next one to make an agreement with Mercosur could be Canada. Foreign trade is fundamental," he stated, after listing the trade agreements signed in recent years by the South American bloc with the support of the Brazilian government.

Alckmin participated this Monday in Santander's annual conference, where he spoke about the opportunities that open up to Brazil with the energy transition, an area in which the country presents itself as a protagonist in the supply of clean energy and critical minerals.

Faced with energy restrictions resulting from geopolitical conflicts, Alckmin stated that the discovery of oil in the Equatorial Margin represents a huge opportunity.

According to the vice-president, Brazil, which is already an oil exporter, could achieve, in five or six years, self-sufficiency in derivatives, such as diesel and gasoline.

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