Acordo Mercosul e União Europeia: uma análise sobre o potencial das exportações do agronegócio brasileiro para o bloco europeu e o risco relativo ao tema ambiental

Abstract

On 28 June 2019, in Brussels, the Mercosur and European Union countries reached a consensus on one of the largest trade agreements between two economic blocs, representing, in addition, one of the largest free trade areas, second only to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. Considering this fact, it is pertinent to understand how the negotiations on the environmental pillar of this agreement will behave. In this context, it becomes opportune to understand the possible impacts that it will bring to Brazilian agribusiness exports and the risk of the negotiations concerning this issue. Still, in this context, and taking into account that the present research aims to discuss and present the possible impacts of the agreement, qualitative methodological procedures were employed, using an exploratory level, by means of bibliographical and documental research. From the data obtained and the appropriate analysis of the information, the results show that, although the recent agreement is still being negotiated and there is some instability as to the compliance and effectiveness of its requirements, agribusiness exports may suffer negative impacts if Brazil fails to comply with the determinations imposed by the sustainable development chapter of the Mercosur-European Union Agreement. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]