Why a scandal in Brazil may be good news for EU-Mercosur

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay is, on a generous reading, the most important piece of economic news to come out of Brazil over the past 20 years. Europe's ratification seems on track, but a recent dramatic turn of events may have improved its chances of ratification in Brazil. That occurred with the disclosure of a potential financial scandal involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, former president Jair Bolsonaro's son and a presidential candidate himself, who would be in a position to block the…

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay is, on a generous reading, the most important piece of economic news to come out of Brazil over the past 20 years. Europe's ratification seems on track, but a recent dramatic turn of events may have…

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay is, on a generous reading, the most important piece of economic news to come out of Brazil over the past 20 years. Europe's ratification seems on track, but a recent dramatic turn of events may have improved its chances of ratification in Brazil. That occurred with the disclosure of a potential financial scandal involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, former president Jair Bolsonaro's son and a presidential candidate…