Critically evaluate Brazil's International Trade Policy in terms of key trade issues and primary benefits and limitations of current trade policy
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Brazil is often painted as a country selling raw materials like coffee and cotton s to its big prosperous neighbour, the United States and buying manufactured goods such as cars in return. Today, the process of economic liberalization initiated in 1990s has produced significant changes in Brazil's trade regime: agricultural exports became less important than manufactured exports and the EU, the United States, and Argentina become the main trade partners. Favourable economic and investment climate results in substantial increase of foreign direct investment (FDI) since 1997. As the economy has become more open and competitive, competition policy is gaining importance in Brazil. This report aims to critically evaluate the Brazil's International Trade Policy in term of key trade issues and primary benefits and limitations of current trade policy are identified. For the tariff and non-tariff barrier, although Brazil has liberalised its trading regime in a substantial manner during the past...

