Twenty-five years in the making, the EU - Mercosur deal — a sweeping trade agreement between the European Union and the Latin American countries Brazil , Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay — has hit another roadblock, just days after being signed. The European Parliament who has yet to formally vote on the deal, voted on Wednesday, January 21, to send parts of the agreement to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a legality check . One of the initiators of the vote, Austrian Green MEP Thomas