Lula da Silva spoke with the president of the European Commission about “bringing the agreement with Mercosur to the final line”

“Good call with President Lula. We are both interested in strengthening the link between the European Union and Brazil, particularly by getting the Mercosur agreement across the finish line and increasing our joint efforts to fight deforestation,” the European chief tweeted Thursday.

Good call with President @LulaOficial

We are both keen on strengthening the ???? partnership, notably by getting the Mercosur agreement across the finish line and stepping up our joint fight against deforestation.

Looking forward to visiting Brazil soon.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 16, 2023

For his part, the Brazilian president replied that they will strengthen the alliance between the two countries to “strengthen our economies and promote common causes to build a better world.”

Faced with Von der Leyen’s expression of desire to visit Brazil “soon”, Lula welcomed her with open arms: “She will be very well received.”

It will be very well received. We will strengthen the partnerships between Brazil and the European Union for the strengthening of our economies and for the advancement of common causes for the construction of a better world. https://t.co/18Sth4q1OD

– Lula (@LulaOficial) February 16, 2023

After three and a half years from the signing of the agreementat the end of January of this year it was learned that the European bloc seeks to achieve it in July 2023. “Hopefully we can do it before the next summit with Latin America that will take place on July 17 and 18 in Brussels,” he told AFP. Vice-President of the Commission, Frans Timmermans.