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The president of Congress, Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), promulgated a Legislative Decree containing an agreement between Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay) to protect original geographical indications. The text was published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Monday (16).

The legislative decree corresponds to the approval of the National Congress to the text signed by the Brazilian government. To enter into force, the agreement, approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in May this year (PDL 165/22), still needs presidential ratification, carried out by decree.

According to the agreement, signed in 2019, the countries undertake to mutually respect the geographical indications contained in a resolution approved by the Common Market Group (GMC), the central executive body of Mercosur.

Geographical indication (or GI) is a registration given to traditional products or services characteristic of the place of origin. Examples are Canastra cheese and grapes typical of a region. The GI is a private right for collective use, restricted to producers or service providers who receive the brand.

Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias