The EU-Mercosur Trade agreement, which took effect on May 1, eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods between the European Union and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The headlines have focused mostly on agriculture and industrial tariffs. Less well understood is how the accord reinforces or constrains Brazil's national artificial intelligence (AI) plan, the Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial (PBIA), and its ambitious technology policy launched in July 2024. The answer is mixed in a way that reflects the era in which the agreement was negotiated.
The PBIA is titled "AI for the…
