Other states have joined Mercosur as "associated members" or "future members". Until August 2003, they were
Chile and
Bolivia.
Peru will join in this category around last quarter, 2003.
In the near future, it will probably reach
Colombia and
Venezuela, too. The objective of the main players (
Brazil and
Argentina) is to create a bigger block to do strong-arm negotiation with USA respect to the
FTAA.