Cebri points out that the Mercosur-European Union agreement expands investment opportunities and strategic partnerships.

247 - The Brazilian Center for International Relations (Cebri) assessed the approval of the Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union by the European Council as historic. In a note released this Tuesday (20), in Rio de Janeiro, the institution stated that the treaty opens up a wide range of trade and investment opportunities, in addition to consolidating a strategic partnership between the two blocs in a global scenario marked by uncertainties.

signed by José Pio Borges, president of the Board of Trustees of Cebri, and by Roberto JaguaribeAccording to the organization's international advisory board member, the statement emphasizes that the center has maintained a high-level dialogue with European countries and the European Union itself since its creation. Cebri also highlights that it is currently leading the implementation of a project funded by the EU and supported by ApexBrasil, aimed at strengthening economic relations between the European bloc and Brazil, with a focus on attracting investment.

According to the statement, the approval of the agreement represents a milestone in the relationship between the two regions and brings direct benefits to Brazil. The European Union is currently the country's second-largest trading partner, accounting for 14,3% of Brazilian exports and 17,9% of imports in 2025. Furthermore, the European bloc is the main foreign investor in Brazil, concentrating approximately 40% of the total stock of foreign direct investment, equivalent to approximately US$495 billion in 2023. The relevance of the agreement is also expressed in its economic dimension. The treaty creates a free trade zone that brings together approximately 722 million people and an aggregate Gross Domestic Product estimated at US$34 trillion, in purchasing power parity, configuring one of the largest integrated economic areas on the planet.

According to Cebri, the impacts go beyond the natural increase in trade. The agreement should stimulate investments from European companies and also from partners in other regions interested in integrating into more competitive production chains on a global scale. The note also highlights the complementarities between the blocs, such as the abundance of renewable energy and low-cost raw materials in Mercosur, including strategic minerals, combined with the capital, technology and international reach of European companies.

The entity emphasizes that the treaty also has a strong political and strategic dimension. The agreement symbolizes the convergence between Mercosur and the European Union around values ​​such as democracy, sustainability, human rights, and the defense of multilateralism, at a time when these principles face challenges in the international arena. Finally, Cebri assesses that the understanding between the blocs contributes to the formation of new geographical axes for boosting trade and global economic growth, with the potential to drive innovative production chains and strengthen international governance based on law and cooperation between nations.