ISDS Case Map
Brazil
Brazil has finally become a player in the international investment regime, but itrepresents a peculiar case in foreign investment relations.
Brazil & the other three Mercosur countries need to be realistic about the volumes of beef, ethanol & poultry that can be liberalised.
While India has been reshaping its arbitration laws and investment climate, the jury is still out on whether these measures will actually help create a more secure legal environment for investors.
The conclusion of negotiations between India and Brazil culminating in a near-final treaty between the two nations.
The Brazilian government has discussed measures to eliminate internal obstacles and make free trade possible between member countries of the Southern Common Market.
The Brazilian participation in the negotiations of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) has recently been authorised.
A new Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) entered into force on 1 April 2016, providing preference margins of 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% for almost 1,050 tariff items on each side.
The reason for the delay of the exchange of offers lies on the EU request for the Mercosur bloc to increase the total trade volume to be included in the final agreement.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her Argentinian counterpart, Mauricio Macri, have expressed confidence that the EU is committed to brokering a trade agreement with Mercosur.
The two countries agreed to hold trade monitoring mechanism and CEOs forums to explore potential areas of collaborations.
