Mercosur Parliament

Mercosur Parliament Parlamento del Mercosur Parlamento do Mercosul
1st Mercosur Parliament
Type
Type	Supranational legislature
Leadership
President	Arlindo Chinaglia, PT Since 1 January 2017
1st Vice President	Tomas Bittar Since 1 January 2017
2nd Vice President	Daniel Caggiani Since 1 January 2017
3rd Vice President	Jorge Taiana, PJ Since 1 January 2017
Structure
Seats	186 MPs
Political groups	Argentina (43) Brazil (75) Paraguay (18) Uruguay (18) Venezuela (32)
Elections
Last election	Argentine general election, 2015 Paraguayan general election, 2013 (nationwide)
Meeting place
Website
parlamentomercosur.org

Argentina (43)
Brazil (75)
Paraguay (18)
Uruguay (18)

The Mercosur Parliament (Spanish: Parlamento del Mercosur, Portuguese: Parlamento do Mercosul), known also as Parlasur, or Parlasul, is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela. Associate members – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – may also hold seats on the Parliament, but with no voting powers.