Marcelo Montes: The Future of Mercosur Is Now in Question

... learn from Mercosur? Eurasian integration is very young and has clear leadership of Russia. We see certain similarities with Mercosur and the leadership of Brazil. The main lesson Russia should learn is that the role of “big brother” is not as efficient as it seems. I am convinced that there can be no real integration if only one country has its interests fulfilled. Is there interest on behalf of Latin American countries to strengthen bilateral ties with Russia? Russia’s main clients in Latin America are the biggest economies ...