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Diplomats Deny Reports From Brazil Minister Over Mercosur-EU Trade Deal

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  • According to Reuters, Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay has sent the European Union their position on a European addendum to their long-awaited trade agreement.
  • However, sources from both Uruguay and Paraguay and diplomats in Brazil have told the news agency that the countries have yet to present their positions in writing.
  • European negotiators have been waiting since March for Mercosur's counterproposal to a so-called side letter from the EU which included environmental safeguards to address strong reservations expressed by many EU member states about the deal.
  • Differences between Brazil and Uruguay on a response to the EU, and a change of government in Paraguay, have delayed a joint Mercosur reply, the diplomats said. (RTRS)

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