Macri to meet Rousseff Friday: trade, Mercosur and Venezuela in the agenda

The Brazil-Argentina bilateral relation is strategic and the two leaders will have to address a thorny agenda which includes trade restrictions, Venezuela and the stagnant Mercosur According to the Buenos Aires media, the most immediate issue is Venezuela, which will be holding crucial legislative elections next Sunday and positions are at opposite ends. Macri promised during his electoral campaign and reiterated following victory that the Mercosur 'democratic clause' must be applied to Venezuela because of the existence of political prisoners, the escalating violence, attacks on opposition candidates, one of which was recently killed and tens injured, serious limitations to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. More…