While the beef, poultry, beet, sugar, ethanol and cereal sectors fear increased competition from Mercosur trade bloc countries, the dairy, wine and spirits sectors stand to benefit from greater access to the Brazilian market.

Frankreichs Präsident fordert Aufschub für das Mercosur-Abkommen. Bauernproteste und parteiübergreifende Kritik könnten die EU-Vereinbarung mit Südamerika kippen.

With a safeguard clause, mirror measures and tighter controls, the European Union has made several proposals since September to address concerns over the free trade deal with…