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MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, December 19th 2025 - 21:55 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Signing of EU-Mercosur FTA postponed to January

    “We need a few more weeks to resolve some issues with member states,” Von der Leyen stated

    The highly anticipated signing of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), originally scheduled for this Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, has been officially postponed until January following a surge in domestic pressure and mass protests by European farmers.

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  • Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula issues ultimatum as Meloni and Macron stall EU-Mercosur FTA

    Brazil will no longer move a finger as long as Lula is president if the FTA is not signed by Saturday

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a sharp ultimatum to European leaders on Wednesday, declaring that if the long-awaited EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not signed this Saturday, he will abandon negotiations for the remainder of his presidency.

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  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Poll shows Lula would easily beat Bolsonaro's son in runoff

    Lula's opposition would rather pick someone not from the Bolsonaro family, such as Flávio, Datafolha found

    A Datafolha poll released this weekend showed that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, -a son of the incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro- by at least 15 percentage points in a potential runoff: 51% to 36%.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

    Brazil's Lula granted honorary PhD in Mozambique

    “No one is better than Brazil to contribute to food security in Mozambique,” Lula noted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country after participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa). The South American nation and Mozambique are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec. 20

    The EU and Mercosur completed negotiations on the agreement last December

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday at the G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on December 20. Lula, who holds the South American bloc's rotating presidency, has made the deal a priority.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Trump removes 40% tariffs from 212 Brazilian items

    Trump and Lula have smoothed over relations

    US President Donald Trump has removed a 40% tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, and some ammonia-based fertilizers. The decision follows negotiations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Lula says little has been done regarding Paris Agreement

    A minimum tax on multinational corporations and the taxation of the wealth of the super-rich can generate valuable resources for climate action,” Lula insisted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voiced concern about the climate crisis and urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to the Paris Agreement. He made those remarks during the last thematic session of the Climate Summit in Belém on Friday.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:25 UTC

    Lula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative

    “We will be proud to remember that it was in the heart of the Amazon rainforest that we took this step together,” insisted Lula

    Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other nations to support the initiative. “Forests are worth more standing than cut down. They should be included in our countries’ GDP. Ecosystem services need to be remunerated, as do the people who protect forests. International green funds are not up to the challenge,” insisted Lula.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazil adheres to United Nations Convention on Cybercrime

    The document was signed in Vietnam during Lula's Southeast tour

    Brazil has joined the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime, which establishes the basis for international cooperation against digital crime. Signing on behalf of the South American country was Federal Police Director General Andrei Rodrigues in Hanoi, Vietnam, during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Southeast Asia tour.

  • Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

    Lula becomes Brazil's first octogenarian president

    Lula said he has 40 more years to live

    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday became Brazil's first octogenarian sitting president. Born on October 27, 1945, in Garanhuns (PE), Lula is going through his third presidential term, after serving consecutive mandates between 2003 and 2011.

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