Analysis of the powers of the Mercosur Parliament

This article provides a brief historical review of the transformation of the former Joint Parliamentary Committee of Mercosur into Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur). Renovation took place in the first decade of the 20th century during the period in which left and center left governments were elected in the bloc and set in motion actions that transformed the integration process. In this way, it seeks to describe and analyze the attributions and powers granted to it through its Constitutive Protocol, detailing how these mechanisms shape its performance vis-a-vis other Mercosur bodies, especially the Council of the Common Market.