EU-BRAZIL Investment Dialogue

Portugal Continues Its Advance in Mercosur

In response to the Mercosur-European Union treaty, Portugal has initiated an accelerated drive into the South American market. The central strategy consists of securing immediate competitive advantages before the new bi-regional integration rules fully mature.

In addition to the recent pursuit of an agreement with Brazil in the biofuels sector, a Portuguese trade delegation will land in the Southern Cone between September 14 and 18, 2026, to negotiate with Argentina and Uruguay. Under the coordination of the South Atlantic Chamber of Commerce and endorsed by the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP), executives from multiple production verticals will focus their efforts on boosting export metrics and cementing ecosystems of institutional and corporate collaboration in these countries.

The networking base in Uruguayan territory aims to explore the country’s institutional security attributes and its natural vocation as a financial and logistical distribution hub for the bloc. In parallel, the foray into the Argentine market seeks to capture the scale of local consumption and the latent potential for joint ventures in renewable energy matrices, infrastructure modernization, technological innovation, and agro-industrial complexes.

Read more at: https://prensamercosur.org/2026/08/06/portugal-mercosur-empresas-portuguesas-organizan-mision-comercial-a-uruguay-y-argentina-para-aprovechar-las-nuevas-oportunidades-del-acuerdo-con-la-union-europea/