To properly convey the permeating nature of corporate power, we invite a wide variety of speakers to our event, in order for them to share their perspectives on the issue. Perspectives from local and Indigenous contexts are central to the narrative that we wish to convey, which is why we have invited a speaker from a local community in Uruguay. Since 2019, the governments of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have together with the EU Commission pushed for the EU-Mercosur agreement to be ratified after 20 years of preparation, even though it has received strong opposition from South American and European civil societies due to climate, biodiversity and human rights issues. The coalition Stop EU-Mercosur, with over 450 civil society organizations from Europe and South America, was launched in March 2021, followed shortly thereafter by its Swedish branch, Stop EU-Mercosur Sweden (SEMS). Since its launch in September 2021, SEMS has been advocating for Sweden to stop supporting the EU-Mercosur agreement and instead advocate a trade agreement based on respect for climate, biodiversity and human rights. The member organizations of SEMS acknowledge that the corporate power issues present in the EU-Mercosur agreement permeate other legislation and agreements supported by the EU. With this event, we want to highlight the need to fundamentally change how multinational corporations gain power at the expense of nature and human rights in international agreements, especially on free trade. Speakers: Alex Brekke Matilda Baraibar Lorena Delgado Maximilian Isendahl Mariano Beltran Linn Rabe (moderator)