The Swiss House of Representatives has rejected the free trade deal between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states and the Mercosur states Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The result on Wednesday was 96 to 86 votes and nine abstentions. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the House, the Social Democratic party and the Greens as well as part of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party parliamentary group voted no. Negative votes also came from the Centre party. In the detailed consultation, both accompanying measures for farmers – a commitment credit of CHF880 million ($1.1 billion) for several years – and the adoption of the EU Deforestation Regulation were rejected. The debate was at times emotional. The reason for this was amendments to the resolution on the agreement requested by minority members and additional funds, including for Swiss farmers and for the Amazon Fund for the Protection of the Rainforest and the Rights of Indigenous …