Brazil says it's engaged in a “constructive dialogue” with Canada to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement between South America’s Mercosur bloc and Ottawa.
Canadian officials are due to visit Brazil in late August.
Canada signaled renewed interest in restarting talks with Mercosur last month, as part of a broader push to diversify trade away from the United States amid uncertainty caused by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sources from both Canada and Brazil told Reuters that Canada’s International Trade Minister is expected to travel to Brazil on August 25.
Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, with Bolivia in the process of becoming a full member, is a major exporter of beef, soybeans and minerals.
