Liberalização do comércio, integração regional e Mercado Comum do Sul : o papel do Brasil

This paper takes an evolutionary and systemic approach on the question of integration in Latin America, reviewing the main instruments of preferential trade in the region, from the experience of Aladi to Mercosul and its intermediate stage, the Argentine-Brazilian integration program. Special attention is paid to the position of Brazil, being the main partner in the intraregional trade of Aladi member countries, as well as the key country for the success of Mercosul, the most recent experiment in the Latin American integration process