Palestine’s ambassador to Brazil Ibrahim Alzeben said Brazil’s ratification of the Mercosur-Palestine free trade agreement encourages other countries in the bloc to do the same and aids in the process of peace. He highlights the political relevance of the Brazilian action.

Two students from private high schools in São Paulo visited the head office of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (16) to know more about its work in international relations. They are part of vocational program Guide-U.

For the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates to progress, online meetings are set to occur in July and August, as well as an in-person negotiation in September. Finalization and signing of the deal are scheduled to November, during the G20 summit in Rio.

Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Vieira and his Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar met in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, when they signed a memorandum of understanding between the Rio Branco Institute and the International Diplomatic Academy of Tunis.

Given the economic crisis Lebanon has been faced with, representatives from the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon are seeking donations in Brazil to keep providing free attendance to children. Its hospitals have a high treatment success rate. Arab-Brazilian Chamber is engaging in the campaign.

In the wake of Brazil’s ratification of Mercosur’s free trade agreement with Palestine, Ambassador Alessandro Candeas analyzes in an article the commerce between the two countries and potential prospects, suggesting that Brazil could buy more Palestinian goods to balance out trade. This year’s result is a surprise given the crisis that has plagued Palestine in the context of war.

During forum in the Arab-Brazilian Chamber, the initiative to bring the Tunisian and Brazilian business sector closer together was reactivated featuring Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar. Representatives of the pharmaceutical industry from both countries signed a letter of intent seeking to further exchange.