Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Dec 20, 2025 (AFP) - Brazil's Lula asks EU to show 'courage' and sign Mercosur trade deal

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2025-12-20

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday urged the European Union to show "courage" and sign a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay had hoped they would on Saturday finally seal a deal with the EU to create the world's largest free trade zone, as did EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen and most of the bloc's member states. However, the deal met with fierce opposition from farmers, no......

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