President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil aims to finalize a trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union. He plans to do this before his Mercosur presidency ends on December 7. Lula shared this on his weekly program, “Conversation with the President.” On Monday, he spoke with Ursula von der Leyen, President of […]
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