Announced by the government, the end of roaming in Mercosur still depends on operational issues, says Anatel

Publication from the federal government announces the end of roaming in Mercosur, but the measure still depends on operational issues, according to Anatel Reproduction/Instagram @govbr The federal government announced on social media, last Wednesday (21), that roaming between Brazil and Mercosur countries has stopped being charged since December 2, 2025. But the end of charging between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay still depends on operational issues, said Anatel. There is no set deadline for this to happen. ☎️International “roaming” is a specific charge that occurs when a person uses mobile services, such as data or telephony, outside the operator’s coverage area. See the videos that are trending on g1 The original publication from the federal government, posted on Wednesday morning, says that “the end of roaming charges has been in effect since December 2, 2025 among Mercosur countries”. Questioned by g1, Anatel stated that the measure is in force, but is not yet operational. “Now, the regulatory bodies of the bloc’s countries must establish the rules for the agreement to be operationalized,” said the agency. “So, Mercosur citizens will only enjoy the use of their cell phones, in the bloc’s countries, as if they were in their own country, when the regulatory bodies establish among themselves the details of this operationalization, with no deadline yet defined,” added Anatel. After Anatel’s clarification, g1 contacted the federal government’s Communications Secretariat and is awaiting a response. Original post is still up The original post is still up on the official government profiles (@govbr) on Instagram, X and Facebook this Friday afternoon (23). On Instagram, he has had more than 93,000 likes and 2,300 comments to date. The post says that now, “the user can use the cell phone outside Brazil as if they were at home”, with normal internet operation, calls within the chosen plan and SMS at no extra cost. “No surprise fees, no new chip, no headache. Traveling now means connecting without paying extra”, states the publication. On Thursday morning (22), the federal government added a comment to the same post stating that “the agreement to end roaming in Mercosur has been in force since 12/18/25” (…) “but for it to come into operation it is still necessary for regulatory bodies in the bloc’s countries to establish rules”. The original subtitle has not been edited. Comment in a federal government publication says that the end of roaming in Mercosur depends on operational rules Reproduction/Instagram @govbr Brazil approved measure in 2025 The measure had been approved in August 2025 by the Senate and confirmed, by presidential decree, in December. It is reciprocal and will also apply to Argentines, Uruguayans and Paraguayans who are in Brazil. Bolivia, which is also part of Mercosur, is not included in the agreement. The country only became a full member in 2024 and still has four years to adapt to the rules of the South American bloc. With the change, companies must charge users visiting a country in the bloc the same prices as mobile services paid in the country of origin. The decree that puts an end to the charge is the result of an agreement made in 2019, during the Summit of the economic bloc, in Santa Fé, Argentina. Since 2023, Brazil has also had a roaming non-charge agreement, fully in force, with another South American country: Chile. Person uses Freepik cell phone

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