Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin greets Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, alongside Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, during a session of the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, 17 March 2026. The Brazilian Congress enacted the legislative decree ratifying the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, signed on 17 January in Asuncion, Paraguay, by the governments of the two blocs after more than two decades of negotiations. Photo: VCG