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Carlos Restrepo Mora
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Carlos Restrepo Mora

Latin America Trade & Investment Reporter
📍 São Paulo, Brazil
Latin American FTAsBrazilian Trade PolicyPacific AllianceNearshoring Trends

Carlos Restrepo Mora is São Paulo-based journalist who covers Latin American trade and investment from the continent's economic capital. Colombian-born and Brazilian-educated, Carlos studied economics at the Universidad de los Andes and Escola de Economia de São Paulo. His reporting on how Latin American countries are positioning themselves in the US-China trade realignment has attracted significant attention from investors and policymakers alike.

Articles by Carlos Restrepo Mora

12 articles
EU-Mercosur Deal: Will South America's Largest Trade Agreement Finally Cross the Line?
International Trade
Brazil's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as globa...
9 April 2026 · 11 min read
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal: Two Decades, Deforestation, and a Deal That Won't Die
International Trade
European Union's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities ...
8 April 2026 · 9 min read
Brazilian Pharmaceutical Industry: Generic Drugs, COVID Diplomacy, and Global Trade
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with Brazil, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and ...
17 February 2026 · 11 min read
Argentina's Trade Crisis: Debt, Devaluation, and the Struggle to Export
International Trade
Brazil's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as globa...
10 February 2026 · 9 min read
Brazil's Industrial Policy: Reinventing Embraer and Building New Export Champions
Trade Policy
Brazil's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-...
16 January 2026 · 11 min read
Pacific Alliance vs. Mercosur: Latin America's Competing Trade Visions
Diplomatic Movements
The diplomatic landscape involving Brazil has undergone significant transformation in recent months, with high-leve...
15 January 2026 · 10 min read
Brazil's Trade Under Lula: Neo-Developmentalism, China Partnership, and South-South Trade
Trade Policy
Brazil's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-...
9 January 2026 · 8 min read
Brazilian Agriculture: How Soy, Beef, and Sugar Feed the World's Trade Balances
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with Brazil, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and ...
15 December 2025 · 7 min read
Amazon Deforestation and Trade: How Environmental Policy Is Reshaping Brazil's Export Options
Trade Policy
Brazil's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-...
15 December 2025 · 9 min read
Brazil's Iron Ore and Lithium: Mining Trade at the Centre of the Energy Transition
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with Brazil, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and ...
8 December 2025 · 9 min read
Colombia's Trade Transformation: Coffee, Coal, and the Diversification Challenge
International Trade
Brazil's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as globa...
3 December 2025 · 7 min read
Nearshoring to Mexico: How US-China Trade Wars Are Relocating Manufacturing to the Americas
Trade Policy
Brazil's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-...
27 November 2025 · 9 min read