Brazil assumed the presidency of the Mercosul Parliament for the first time, last june 28th. During a meeting held in the Argentinean city of Tucumán, deputy Dr. Rosinha, who was the Brazilian vice-president in the Parliament, will start heading the institution. During the next six months, it will be his duty to conduct the invigoration of the parliamentary body, which intends to represent the civil societies from the member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – in the debates regarding regional integration.