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.

Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Minister Nabil Ammar launched on Thursday (11) in São Paulo a commercial and consular office of the Embassy of Tunisia in Brazil. In his visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber and talks to the press, he spoke of Brazil-Tunisia relations, BRICS, and fertilizer and olive oil exports.

Artworks by Lebanese young artists about the Tripoli Fair, a project designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, will be on view at the Guimarães Rosa Institute in Lebanese capital Beirut starting Thursday (11).

Brazil deposited an instrument ratifying the Free Trade Agreement between Palestine and Mercosur on July 3, causing the treaty to come into effect between the two countries within 30 days. Brazil’s Foreign Ministry says the agreement is a tangible contribution towards an economically sound Palestinian state.