7 March 2024

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Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who met with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Brasilia on Wednesday, stated he is able to signal an settlement between South American commerce bloc Mercosur and the European Union regardless of rising opposition from France, reported Reuters. 

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that he hopes the settlement will likely be accomplished quickly.

“In the present day we’re able to signal a Mercosur deal, however France has some points with its farmers,” Lula stated, including that each blocs want the deal and France’s opposition shouldn’t forestall it from shifting ahead.

France has repeatedly expressed reservations concerning the EU-Mercosur deal and stated its farmers have objected to the prospect that it may permit in imports of agricultural merchandise, notably beef, that don’t meet strict EU requirements.