Acordo de livre comércio entre o Mercosul e a União Europeia: estudo dos possíveis impactos nas exportações do estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Approximately one month after the signing of the Treaty of Asunción, which formalized the creation of the Southern Common Market, in 1992, negotiations aimed at collaborations in customs, technical standards and agriculture between Mercosur and the European Union began. However, the interest in forming an interregional association between the blocs was only formalized in 1996. After many years permeated by rounds of negotiations and disparate geopolitical issues, the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union was signed in June 2019. Given this context, the present study aimed to analyze the possible implications of the agreement on exports from the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The method used was an exploratory qualitative character, operationalized through semi-structured interviews conducted with specialists from business and teaching entities of higher education institutions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The results indicated that when the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union came into force, it would bring short-term disadvantages to exports by manufacturing companies in the state. However, medium and long term benefits are projected for the agricultural sector, considering the current rates of tariff elimination and entry quotas in the European market. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]