Apex-Brasil Brussels-Europe
ApexBrasil
ApexBrasil is the Brazilian Trade Promotion and Investment Agency.
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Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)
28 Apr 2025 · MERCOSUR
Meeting with Sabine Weyand (Director-General Trade)
7 Jun 2024 · Mercosur, Investment, Export Market.
Response to New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
9 Feb 2023
Summary-Please check attached document for more details Brazil has consistently been a key trade partner to the European Union, with its internal market of 214 million people accounting for 29% of EUs total export to the LAC countries. In 2021, these exports to Brazil registered some concentration in a few segments, such as pharmaceutical goods and car parts (11% each), electric and mechanical machinery (10% each), chemicals (7%) and oil derived goods (4%) . Brazilian exports of key commodities, such as oil, soy (and derived related goods), prepared food stuffs of animals, iron and coffee are of major importance to EUs importing agenda, most of them to be integrated into European value chains, what would contribute to feeding local livestock, and to enhancing EUs role as leading world exporter of many sectors in which these products are related to. Some of these exports from Brazil hold significant share in EUs imports, such as soy beans (57%), soy beans meal (42%), coffee beans (36%), celluloses (46%), raw petroleum (33%) raw cane sugar (30%), certain processed types of tobacco (28%), iron ore (24%), poultry (21%), beef (21%), and others. Notwithstanding the consistent presence in European markets, in 2021, Brazilian sales to EU member states, together, represented 13% of Brazils total exports. Room for increased partnership and complementarity is specially highlighted by the identification of EUs share in Brazilian total exports of some of the products mentioned above, where the EU represents from 1% to 10% of Brazilian exports of these goods. These are the cases of soybeans (10%), iron ore (7%), beef (5%) sugar (2%), and poultry (1%) . ApexBrasil, in its competences as the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, is pleased to present some of the many elements in which Brazil and the EU can build upon a new cooperation agenda to meet current geopolitical and economic contexts. This will be made from the perspectives of the decarbonization of value chains; investments in renewable energy; and the use of trade to empower sustainability. Brazils and EUs role as trade partners Brazil has a solid democracy and a market economy with an increasing degree of openness. Brazil has, thus, been a stable partner supplying Europe with various goods from different levels of industrialization, from agricultural commodities to aircrafts, and serving as a conscious partner also as an importer, complementing its economy with EU made goods and services. In current years, it has become evident that constructing and maintaining trade partnerships is as important as diversifying them. a. Mitigation of GHG emission and the decarbonization of value chains Biological fixation of nitrogen: Brazil uses, comparatively, less N-fertilizers than most countries in agriculture. In 2021, Brazil prevented the emission of 185 million tons of CO2-e in soy crops; Brazilian corn uses 25% less N-fertilizers than the world average. Integrated systems of crop-pasture-livestock-forest: where due to soil management and climate conditions, two harvests deliver two different commodities (often, soy and corn), and a third one (meat) is produced from the integrated cattle breeding. This system, while generating three commodities during one calendar year, can store 8 tons of CO2 equivalent per hectare, yearly . (DETAILS IN FILE) b. Generation of renewable energy Brazil has 47.4% of renewables in its total energy consumption, and 87% in electricity generation. The country is expected to attract over USD 120 bi in FDI by 2050, as the biggest green hydrogen producing country. (DETAILS IN FILE) c. Trade and Sustainable Development (DETAILS IN FILE) promote trade and inv opportunities related to the decarbonization of value chains, the generation of renewables and the production of sustainable fuels Explore the possibilities for improved market access for bioeconomy and sustainable goods, services and tech. Diversification of bi-trade
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