Foreign Affairs Minister, Mauro Vieira, expressed Brazil's apprehensions about the increasing trend of protectionist measures in international trade during a speech in Paris on Thursday, June 8.
He called for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to assume a more significant role in mitigating this trend.
"Brazil is deeply concerned about the global rise of protectionism and the misuse of sustainability concerns as a pretext for implementing protectionist policies," Vieira stated at the Ottawa Group meeting.
Established in 2018, the Ottawa Group is a coalition of countries advocating for the WTO's modernization.
It comprises Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the . . .
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