South American Parliament

Proposed body of the South American Union

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South American Parliament

Parlamento Suramericano

Type
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Unicameral

Seats| 99
Meeting place
Villa sudamericana, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Website
UNASURSG.org

The South American Parliament is a proposed body of the Union of South American Nations (USAN).

## History

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Cochabamba is to serve as the South American Parliament's seat.

The 2004 Cusco Declaration, announcing the USAN's formation, called for the establishment of a USAN parliament. The 2008 UNASUR Constitutive Treaty (effective since 2011) confirmed its intended establishment, but does not list it with the other bodies, and does not give any details on its composition. Article 17 states that the Parliament would be located in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and its creation would be subjected to an additional protocol.[1] A transitory article of the Treaty states how this protocol would be created: members will appoint a "Special Commission" composed of national and regional Members of Parliament[2] who would meet in Cochabamba to draft the protocol, pending to be considered at the Fourth Summit of Unasur leaders. The protocol would lay out composition of the Parliament and how it functions.

During these summits the presidents would hold meetings on energy, infrastructure, education and social policies, in addition to defining a transitional formula until the full force of the treaty, which must still be approved by legislatures, comes into effect. Foreign ministers are to meet every six months.

## Functioning

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The Parliament will have ninety-nine parliamentarians. Each country will delegate up to five parliamentarians, more than the Andean Parliament's members, of the Mercosur Parliament and of the parliaments of Guyana and Suriname. The presidents of the legislative bodies of each member country of the Unasur will also integrate it.

It will have a routine of consistent operation in two annual meetings: the first in June and the second in November, although extraordinary meetings could also be convened.

The Parliament of the Unasur will have commissions and sub-committees, presidencies and vice-presidencies, secretaries and sub-secretaries.

All the pronouncements of the Parliament of the Unasur will be published in an official newspaper that will be created specifically for such purpose.

Powers are to be delegated to the Parliament, in order for it to consolidate the democracy in the region, to establish cooperative relationships among the member countries, to issue declarations and make recommendations, to foster the development of the representative democracy and to be in charge of the sub-organisations and institutions of Unasur.

The South American Parliament also has the task of leading the development and implementation, in coordination with the Bank of the South, of a new single South American currency that is to be in circulation throughout the region.[2] Thus the Bank of the South, based in Venezuela and sub-offices in Buenos Aires and La Paz, in conjunction with the General Secretariat, based in Quito, and now with the South American Parliament, based in Cochabamba, is to seek economic and social well being throughout the continent and to advance the goal of establishing a future "Ciudadano Americano" (American Citizen). Other agreements would also enable the citizens of the twelve countries to move freely within the UNASUR area with only the National Identity Document of each country.

## Construction

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The Bolivian government has launched the start of construction of the Parliament building with an area of 200 hectares in the Valle Alto area. A specialized military academy located in the same area is to preserve the security of Parliament.

## See also

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* Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico’s Independence
* Latin American Parliament
* Mercosur Parliament

## References

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1. ^ Odello, Marco; Seatzu, Francesco (2015). Latin American and Caribbean International Institutional Law. The Hague: Springer. p. 59\. ISBN 9789462650695. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. ^ a b Kissling, Claudia (2011). The Legal and Political Status of International Parliamentary Institutions. Berlin: Lulu.com. p. 46\. ISBN 9783942282116. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

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National legislative bodies of the Americas

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* France
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Dependencies and
other territories|

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Falkland Islands
* Greenland
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* US Virgin Islands

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Pan-Americanism

History|

* Spanish American wars of independence
* Decolonization of the Americas
* Latin American integration
* North American integration
* Patria Grande
* Simón Bolívar
* José de San Martín
* Lucas Alamán
* Inter-American Commission of Women
* United States involvement in regime change in Latin America

Organizations|

* Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
* Andean Community (CAN)
* Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
* Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)
* Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
* Central American Integration System (SICA)
* Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
* Contadora group
* Contadora support group
* Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America (PROSUR)
* Latin American Economic System (SELA)
* Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
* Lima Group (LG)
* Mercosur
* Organization of American States (OAS)
* Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
* Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI)
* Pacific Alliance
* Petrocaribe
* Rio Group
* Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
* United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, CEPAL)
* United States Pirate Party (USPP)

Projects|

* Andean passport
* CARICOM passport
* CARICOM Single Market and Economy
* CARIPASS
* Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
* Central America-4 passport
* Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
* Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA)
* Interoceanic Highway
* SUCRE

Institutions|

* Andean Parliament
* Bank of the South
* Caribbean Court of Justice
* Caribbean Development Bank
* Central American Parliament
* Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF)
* Inter-American Development Bank
* Latin American Parliament
* Mercosur Parliament
* South American Parliament

Free trade areas|

* Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)
* CARIFORUM
* Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
* Economic Partnership Agreements
* Free Trade Area of the Americas
* G3 Free Trade Agreement
* United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Events|

* Pan American Games
* Pan-American Congress

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Union of South American Nations

Members|

| Full members|

* Bolivia
* Guyana
* Suriname
* Venezuela

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Suspended members|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

Summits|

* 2004
* 2008
* 2009 Ecuador
* 2009 Argentina
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014

Topics|

* Cusco Declaration
* Constitutive Treaty
* President Pro Tempore
* Secretary General
* Bank of the South
* South American Parliament
* Initiative for Infrastructure Integration of South America
* Council of South American Defense

Related|

* Mercosur
* Andean Community

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