The 2004 European Union Enlargement and its impacts on Brazilian agribusiness

by de Magalhães, Samuel José

International trade has acquired increasing importance for the Brazilian economy, especially for agribusiness. In this way, understanding other countries policies that affects international trade and its impacts in our country is equally important. The European Union is one of the most important Brazilian trade partners and it is known by its strong interference on its agricultural sector. This fact has an important impact on other countries, including Brazil. The recent European enlargement and its Common Agricultural Policy Reform has been studied at different regions of the World. This research project aims to assess the impacts of European Union Enlargement on Brazilian agribusiness using a General Equilibrium Model. It was found that the different EU agricultural policies affect the Brazilian agribusiness performance.