Paraguay has formally joined the EU–Mercosur free trade pact, following rapid ratifications by Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and becomes the last of Mercosur’s founders to sign on.

The unanimous ratification by Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies completes the treaty’s entry into force for all four Mercosur founding members and marks Paraguay as the final adopter from the bloc.

Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the agreement after a nine-hour session, sending it to President Santiago Peña for signature.

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Leaders including Ursula von der Leyen and Mercosur figures frame the pact as a major milestone and a driver of strategic independence and regional integration.