On 03 July 2002, Brazil and Mexico signed the Agreement of Economic
Complementation No. 53 (known as ACE No. 53). Two days later, Mexico and the MERCOSUR member countries -
of which Brazil is part -signed the Agreement on Economic Complementation Nº 54 (ECA Nº 54)
with the aim of creating a free trade area.
Eight years after the signing of the Agreement, on
10 May 2010, in Mexico City, both countries met to discuss the deepening of ECA Nº 53. On
May 12th of the same year, Brazil and Mexico announced the preparation of a Strategic
Agreement for Economic Integration.
On 08 November 2010, Brazil and Mexico announced the
official beginning of the negotiation process
for a Strategic Economic
Integration Agreement.
On May 2015 Brazil and Mexico took steps to increase bilateral trade and investment over the next
years by signing a series of agreements towards the expansion and deepening of the Economic
Complementation Agreement No. 53. Two months later, from 7th to 8th of July, they held their first
round of negotiations for the expansion of ACE No. 53. Another round of negotaitions took place in
Mexico City, on 10-12 November 2015. The following round of negotaitions was held in Brasilia from
16-18 February 2016. The fourth round of negotiations finished in Brasilia on July 7, 2016. The
fith round was held in Mexico City on October 1, 2016.
The sixth round of negotiations was held on June 12-14, 2017 in Brasilia, Brazil.
Brazil and Mexico concluded the seventh round of negotiations on August 29-31, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Brazil and Mexico concluded the eighth round of negotiations on November 14, 2017 in Brasilia, Brazil.
Documents relating to the
deepening of the ACE 53 |
12-14 November 2017 |
Brasilia, Brazil. Eighth round of negotiations for the
expansion of bilateral agreement No. 53
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31 August 2017 |
Mexico City, Mexico. Seventh round of negotiations for the
expansion of bilateral trade agreement No. 53
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12-14 June 2017 |
Brasilia, Brazil. Sixth round of negotiations for the
expansion of bilateral trade agreement No. 53
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01 October 2016 |
Mexico City, Mexico. Fifth round of negotiations
between Brazil and Mexico for the expansion of bilateral agreement ACE No. 53
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07 July 2016 |
Brasilia, Brazil. Fourth round of negotiations
between Brazil and Mexico for the expansion of bilateral agreement ACE No. 53
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16-18 February 2016 |
Brasilia, Brazil. Second round of negotiations
between Brazil and Mexico for the expansion of bilateral agreement ACE No. 53
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10-12 November 2015 |
Mexico City, Mexico. Round of negotiations between
Brazil and Mexico for the expansion of bilateral agreement ACE No. 53
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07-08 July 2015 |
Brasilia, Brazil. First round of
negotiations between Brazil and Mexico for the expansion of bilateral agreement ACE
No. 53
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08
November 2010 |
Brazil and Mexico announced the official
beginning of the negotiation process for a Strategic Economic Integration
Agreement
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13 May 2010 |
Brazil and Mexico meet to discuss the launch of a
Strategic Economic Integration Agreement
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12 May 2010 |
Press Communiqué Mexico-Brazil in reference to
the preparation of a Strategic Economic Integration Agreement
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10 May 2010 |
Brazil and Mexico discuss to deepen ECA Nº 53
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February 2004 |
Brazil and Mexico negotiate expansion of bilateral
agreement
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Sources:
Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Brasil; Ministério do Desenvolvimento,
Indústria e Comércio Exterior, Brasil; Secretaría de Economía
de México |
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