EU's Kaja Kallas Visits Brazil for Talks on Mercosur–EU Deal Prospects

Overview

• The EU High Representative will be received by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on 19 September for high-level consultations.
• It marks Kaja Kallas’s first trip to Latin America since taking office in December 2024.
• Officials will review bilateral, birregional and international agendas, with a focus on the possibility of signing the Mercosur–EU agreement this year.
• Brazil underscores shared commitments with the EU to democracy, human rights, multilateralism and sustainable development.
• The EU is Brazil’s second-largest trading partner, with 2024 flows of US$48.27 billion in exports and US$47.26 billion in imports, a US$1 billion surplus for Brazil, and the country as the top destination for EU FDI in Latin America.