*Mercosur block. Dark blue: full members.*
*Red: suspended members.*
*Blue: associated members.*
*Cyan: observers.*
*(Map by Chase1493 via Wikipedia)*

*European Union members shown in green.*
*There are also the candidate nations compromising all of the Balkan states, plus Turkey*
*And then there are agreements with Norway and Switzerland.*
*(Map via Wikipedia)*

Yesterday, nations in the European Union voted to approve of its trade deal with the Mercosur/Mercosul block of South American nations, which is scheduled to be officially signed on Monday:

EU-Mercosur agreement: …
10 January 2026
The commercial agreement is set to be officially signed on Monday …
After more than 25 years of negotiations, the European Commission is scheduled to officially sign the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries on Monday, January 12, in Paraguay. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2026/01/10/eu-mercosur-agreement-five-key-questions-about-where-things-stand_6749274_8.html
Thousands of Irish farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal
Thousands of Irish farmers protested Saturday against the European Union’s trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, a day after EU states approved the treaty despite opposition from Ireland and France.
10 January 2026
The accord, more than 25 years in the making, would create one of the world’s largest free-trade areas, boosting commerce between the 27-nation EU and the Mercosur bloc comprising Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260110-thousands-of-irish-farmers-protest-eu-mercosur-trade-deal
EU countries greenlight Mercosur free trade deal
9 January 2026
Representatives of the European Union‘s member states in Brussels on Friday cleared the way for the Mercosur free trade agreement with South American countries.
A majority of the EU’s 27 states, representing 65% of the bloc’s population, have said they agree for the proposal to proceed.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could sign the agreement with the EU’s Mercosur partners Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay as early as next week. …
The EU-Mercosur deal — which if ratified, would create one of the world’s largest free trade blocs — was initially meant to have been signed in Brazil in December.
It was met with resistance from member states, among them Italy, France and Poland, and had to be postponed. …
The deal seeks to diversify trade amid US tariffs and would bring EU member states closer to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay by removing import tariffs on more than 90% of products.
The EU says businesses in the bloc stand to save billions in duties each year and that it will help exports of vehicles, machinery, wines and spirits to Latin America. …
“This is the biggest free trade agreement we have negotiated,” EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said Wednesday following last-minute talks.
“We have in our hands the opportunity to send the world an important message in defense of multilateralism, and to reinforce our strategic position in a global environment that is more and more competitive,” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in December. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-countries-greenlight-mercosur-free-trade-deal/a-75445812
9 January 2026
EU member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America. …
A qualified majority of member states backed the Mercosur agreement on Friday, ending more than two decades of difficult negotiations between the European Commission and a group of Latin American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – as well as years of internal EU division.
France, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Ireland voted against, while Belgium abstained, according to diplomats familiar with the matter who spoke to Euronews. …
The agreement, clinched by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in December 2024, would create a free-trade area of more than 700 million people. European companies would gain access to a market of 280 million consumers in Latin America, where some 30,000 EU firms already operate.
Supportive states, led by Germany and Spain, have long argued the agreement will open access to new markets; the deal’s opponents, led by France, warned it would expose EU farmers to unfair competition from Latin American agricultural imports. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/09/eu-member-states-back-mercosur-deal-french-meps-vow-fight-in-parliament
A qualified majority of EU member countries on Friday approved the bloc’s long-awaited trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc.
France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary expressed their opposition while Belgium abstained. Italy voted in favor, after forcing a delay last month.
The support was formalized a few hours later when the same majority threw its weight behind the decision, with backing from EU capitals. This so-called written procedure was needed to provide political clearance for the qualified majority delivered by Brussels-based ambassadors. 01/09/26 https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-approve-mercosur-trade-deal-for-signature/

Let me note that Venezuela is a suspended member of Mercosur and perhaps may be allowed to rejoin in the future–and Bolivia is also a member.

Looking at the Mercosur countries and associates, the EU countries and associates, this tends to tie most of Latin America with most of Europe.

The deal between the European Union and the Mercosur block is a big deal. And yes, it is pressure from Donald Trump that has further motivated many in the EU to make this deal.

Regarding Greenland as well as a possible Mercosur trade deal, notice the following which is in my free eBook titled Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?:

Trade …
It is my position that trade disputes will be a factor in Europe taking military action against the USA one day.
One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.
The morning after his reelection, I wrote:
… Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally, such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur block of South America. …
One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.
Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally …
Pushing tariffs and other policies that foreign nations do not like is contributing to other nations looking to bypass the USA dollar, as well as trade more with each other and less with the USA. This will further push various globalist’s moves forward without the USA. This is also helping set the stage for the coming European Babylonian Beast to dominate international trade.

The Trump Administration continues to push Europe to make trade deals with others as I predicted.

Notice something out of Europe last Fall:

How Trump’s trade war fast-tracked the EU–Mercosur agreement
23 September 2025
Trade wars between countries are rarely confined to immediate tariff shocks. …
The recent tariff war unleashed by Donald Trump – on 2 April, in what he called “Liberation Day” – imposed a global minimum tariff of 10%, affecting all foreign partners. At that time, Trump presented a table of reciprocal tariffs, applying a 20% tariff on the European Union (EU) and, in parallel, a minimum tariff of 10% on Brazil. However, this changed months later.
In July, the EU was compelled to accept an unbalanced agreement with the United States. Washington set a maximum and comprehensive tariff of 15% on European exports (a reduction of 5%), while at the same time guaranteeing zero tariffs on a wide range of American products sold in the EU. …
While the US seeks to maximise gains through unilateral tariffs, the EU and Brazil (via Mercosur) perceive that, faced with a common rival, the EU–Mercosur Agreement ceases to be merely a trade treaty and becomes a strategic response to a more hostile international environment.
In other words, this means redirecting part of European exports and part of South American exports towards a new transatlantic market – with 750 million consumers – that offers greater political predictability.
On the international chessboard, the logic is simple: while the EU reduces its vulnerability vis-à-vis the US, Mercosur expands its international projection, reducing the political vulnerability of its largest regional player, Brazil.
Studies estimate that the EU–Mercosur Agreement could increase bilateral trade by up to 70% and intra-Latin American trade by up to 38%. In this way, it could consolidate an economic bloc whose combined GDP would be comparable to that of the US.

Yes, Donald Trump’s statements and actions have pushed the European Union to ‘fast-track’ a trade deal with the South American Mercosur block.

Related to future trade, we put together the following video:

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Trade Wars – and the Winner will be …
US President Trump imposed tariffs on a global scale. Those tariffs were imposed on friend and foe alike. It seems as if President Trump is no respecter of nations. But how will this work out for the United States? Will these tariffs result in other nations drawing closer together that have had rather cold, and even not so cold, relations in the past? Will global tariffs result in trade wars? Were the events which are happening predicted by any in the Continuing Church of God? Is Europe drawing closer to China? Is Europe drawing closer to Latin and South America? With the exception of a few of America’s allies, is the net result of these tariffs a worldwide scramble to create new alliances and new trading partners to the exclusion of the United States? What will be the future result of these new alliances? Many of the nations that are now seeking new alliances were just recently America’s allies. They were her friends. Dr. Thiel brings to light the fate of America and her allies at the hands of her former friends, as revealed in the book of Lamentations. As we rapidly approach the end times listen in as Dr. Thiel brings to light world events. Then listen as he shines the light of Bible prophecy directly on the questions raised from these world events.

Here is a link to our video: Trade Wars – and the Winner will be …

And since many in Latin America are outraged by what happened in Venezuela, that, combined with trade deals like the Mercosur one, are helping to push Latin America to support Europe.

There will be many unintended consequences of the ‘Donroe doctrine.’

As far as what is ahead for Latin America, including those in Mercosur, we put out the following sermon videos:

1:11:42
Latin America in Prophecy
Which biblical figures did the Latin Americans descend from? What does the Bible teach will happen to their descendants in the future? What will happen to the non-Latin peoples in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean? Is Europe in the process of making major trade deals with Latin America? What kind of religious, legal, and cultural ties are there between Europe and Latin America? What about Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela in prophecy? What about Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama? What about islands like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic? How about the non-Latin lands like Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana? Plus, the non-Latin island nations like Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Martinique, etc.? Does the Bible tell of specific items of trade between Europe and Latin America in Ezekiel 27 and Revelation 18? What about the impact of US President Donald Trump? Is it possible that Mexico or others in Latin America could work militarily with the coming European Beast power to attack the USA? Will the nations of Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean prosper during the time of the Great Tribulation and Mystery Babylon the Great? What happens during the Day of the Lord? Will people in Latin America respond to God’s calling before Jesus returns? What happens after Mystery Babylon falls? Does God have any plans to offer salvation to Latin Americans who never had an opportunity? What is available at www.cdlidd.es and www.ccog.org? What are some of the near-term and longer-term prophecies that will affect Latin America? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more.

Here is a link to the sermon: Latin America in Prophecy.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, and the Caribbean in Prophecy [Español: México, América central, Suramérica, Brasil y el Caribe en la profecía] [Português: México, América Central, Ámérica do Sul, e Brasil na profecia] What will happen to those of Latin America? Will they have prosperity? Will they cooperate with Europe? Will they suffer in the future? What role might the various Caribbean nations/territories play? Two videos of related interest are available: Will Mexico Regain USA Territories? and: Latin America in Prophecy.
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? See also EU’s Global Gateway, Trade, and War?
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen? This is a free eBook.