In July, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Mercosur and the Americas established a partnership with Portuguese businessmen for the formation of an extension of the Mercosur Chamber in Portugal, in the city of Matosinhos. As a result of the visit of President Miguel Lujan Paletta and his legal director Alexandre Arnone, several Portuguese companies from different sectors were visited, interested in expanding to Latin American countries, especially Brazil.

Some of these companies are mentioned below: