“…Nevertheless, no matter how innovation-orientated they claimed to be, the industrial policies in Argentina and Brazil were path dependent and conservative in nature. Rather than supporting new and innovative sectors, the industrial policies, such as those implemented in Brazil, were formulated to subsidize traditional and low technology sectors (Kasahara & Botelho, 2016). Under this context, a technological breakthrough in other countries would exacerbate the international competitiveness of Mercosur countries in a radical manner.…”