Foreign trade
The Mercosul for Export programme supports companies through initiation, prospecting and positioning in new markets, backed by an in-house research and information unit and a presence in international negotiations.
Strategic alliance · 2026
EUMERA is its new gateway to the European Union
Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Mercosur and the Americas · São Paulo, Brazil
Since 1991, the Chamber has promoted the business of Mercosur companies around the world.
Brazil
Austria
The Chamber
More than three decades opening markets
- Founded
- 1991In Argentina
- Headquarters
- São PauloSince 1994
- Presence
- 25Countries with an office or representative
Trade promotion
Trade fairs, business rounds and workshops; support for companies setting up in other countries and for opening new markets.
Government relations
Strategic alliances with the public sector in the countries where it operates: investment, institutional agreements, projects and incentives.
Mediation and arbitration
The Mercosur Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration resolves disputes through mediation, conciliation or arbitration, with arbitrators specialised in each field.
Communication
The magazine Mercosul for Export —distributed to companies, consulates, trade fairs and airport VIP lounges— and the channel TV Mercosul.
The alliance
What the alliance covers
01
Representation in the European Union
From Vienna, EUMERA represents the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Mercosur and the Americas.
Through EUMERA, European companies gain access to the Chamber and its member companies.
02
Access to EUMERA's business units
Companies associated with the Chamber have access to EUMERA's four business units.
Why it matters
A milestone for EUMERA
The alliance with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Mercosur and the Americas, which has promoted the region's foreign trade for more than three decades, means direct access to one of the most extensive business networks in Mercosur.
The alliance comes as the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement reshapes the rules of trade between the two regions.
Presidency
Miguel Lujan Paletta
President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Mercosur and the Americas
Born in Junín, in the province of Buenos Aires, he holds a degree in Business Administration and Foreign Trade. He began his career in industry in Junín and Mar del Plata and moved to Brazil in 1985 to work in foreign trade.
In 1991, following the agreement among the Mercosur countries, he took part in founding the Chamber in Argentina, together with its arbitration tribunal, which moved to São Paulo in 1995. He is also Secretary General of the Tribunal of Conciliation and Arbitration.
Selected distinctions
- 2007Personality Award, Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo
- 2018Medal of Honour of Merit, awarded at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
- 2022Recognition of the Chamber and its president for their participation in Expobol 2022, at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
- 2026Featured honouree, International Business Networking Award (PNE), Florida