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Brazil & Southern Cone - September 2011 (ISSN 1741-4431)
URUGUAY: Mujica up in arms over Mercosur
President José Mujica pulled no punches in a statement published on the official presidential website on 23 September, accusing Brazil and Argentina of protectionism and of completely undermining the concept of the Southern Cone trading bloc, Mercosur, as an integrated customs union. Mujica even publicly alluded to the possibility (albeit still remote) of Uruguay leaving Mercosur. This, however, smacked more of his desire to convey the extent of his disenchantment with one particular decision - by Brazil – to effectively lift tariffs on imported cars by 30%, which has already had repercussions.
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