Abstract
Mercado Comun del Sur/Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) was established in March 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It aims to achieve the economic integration of member states by means of a free flow of goods and services, the establishment of a common external tariff, the adoption of common commercial policy, and the co-ordination of macroeconomic and sectoral policies. A summit meeting of heads of state of MERCOSUR member and associated states is convened at least once a year, hosted by the incumbent holder of the group’s rotating six-month presidency. The members of MERCOSUR insisted that the removal of Lugo was a contravention of commitments under the 1998 Ushuaia Protocol on the Democratic Commitment in the Southern Common Market, which required that democratic, accountable institutions should be in place in member states, as a fundamental condition of the advancement of the integration process.
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