Mercosur

English Etymology en es Mercosur. Proper noun A trade bloc formed by Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and formerly Venezuela (2006–2017). en-GB Paul Taylor French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory The Guardian 2026-01-17 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/17/french-farmers-wrongly-accuse-brussels-of-betrayal-macrons-complicity-could-help-the-far-right-to-victory 0261-3077 [Emmanuel] Macron voted against the Mercosur deal despite securing protections in case European markets were swamped with steak from the Pampas. He and French politicians across the spectrum would rather pander to the farm lobby, which represents less than 4% of GDP and 2.5% of the workforce, than tell voters the truth – that the crisis of cattle rearers has nothing to do with Mercosur, and that other sectors, including wine and cheese makers as well as other industries, stand to profit from the deal. https://web.archive.org/web/20261021055915/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/17/french-farmers-wrongly-accuse-brussels-of-betrayal-macrons-complicity-could-help-the-far-right-to-victory 21 October 2026 Translations Japanese: ja メルコスール Merukosūru, ja メルコスル Merukosuru Portuguese: pt Mercosul m Spanish: es Mercosur m Further reading Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun m es Mercado común del sur Common Market of the South en Mercosur. es Afonso Benites Los representantes del Mercosur piden más democracia El País 2019-12-06 Madrid https://elpais.com/internacional/2019/12/06/america/1575602736_342836.html 1134-6582 Ante una Latinoamérica convulsionada por las protestas sociales, los cuatro representantes del Mercosur han decidido destacar la defensa de la democracia en sus discursos oficiales durante la cumbre organizada en Bento Gonçalves, al sur de Brasil. In light of a Latin America shaken by social protests, the four representatives of Mercosur have decided to emphasize the defence of democracy in their official speeches during the summit organized in Bento Gonçalves, in the south of Brazil. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807223249/https://elpais.com/internacional/2019/12/06/america/1575602736_342836.html 7 August 2021 Further reading es