Chile and Brazil sign a series of trade agreements and opening of food markets

The Minister of Agriculture of Chile, Esteban Valenzuela, and his Brazilian counterpart, Minister Carlos Fávaro, led the signing of a series of trade agreements on forestry and agricultural matters. The agreements were sealed in the presence of the presidents of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The latter is in Chile as part of a state visit. The alliances, among other trade agreements, enable the electronic certification of wines and beverages with Brazil, deepen the trade of organic products between both countries, promote the opening for the export of Piel de Sapo melon from Chile to Brazil, and enable the market for the cut flowers of Chilean peonies to Brazil. Brazil is Chile's third trading partner after China and the United States. In the case of the agreement with the Chilean wine industry, Valenzuela said that Brazil has become the country in which Chilean wine exports are ...