Tag: Lula da Silva

Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:11 UTC
Paraguayan President warns EU-Mercosur deal is now or never

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña insisted Monday that if the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union is not operational by Dec. 6 there would be no agreement at all after he takes over the South American Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)bloc's pro-tempore presidency.
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Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:02 UTC
Lula says Vietnam interested in a trade deal with Mercosur

President Lula da Silva welcomed on Monday, in Brasilia, Vietnam prime minister Pham Minh Chinh and said the Asian country was interested in a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc. Lula, who currently chairs the group, said he wants to bring Mercosur members closer to Asian countries and highlighted there is room for trade with Vietnam to grow..
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Ukrainian leader holds meetings with Lula and Boric

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met separately with his Brazilian and Chilean colleagues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Argentine democracy in danger, Lula tells Biden

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday warned his US colleague Joseph Biden in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations 78th General Assembly that democracy in Argentina was in danger as “extremist sectors” were gaining ground.
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Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Mercosur's future at stake in Argentina's elections, Brazilian minister says

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said in New York that he believed the future of Mercosur hinged on the outcome of this year's presidential elections in Argentina, Agencia Brasil reported. He also denounced France's attempt to delay the Mercosur-EU trade agreement from becoming effective.
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Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 09:19 UTC
UN: Lula warns multilateralism is being eroded

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday that global multilateralism is being eroded, Agencia Brasil reported. In his eighth speech to the forum and the first of his third presidency, Lula also spoke about protectionism and the difficulty of resolving conflicts.
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Monday, September 18th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Lula's team still working on an appointment with Zelensky

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reportedly offered his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky two slots on his agenda for a bilateral meeting on the sides of this week's 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
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Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 12:00 UTC
Lula puts a deadline for the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: second half of 2023

Brazil wants to finally sign the pending trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, however, the deal must take place on “equal terms” and negotiations will be halted if they don't progress this semester. The statement was from President Lula da Silva at the end of the G20 summit in India.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Lula announces funding for Rio Grande do Sul relief

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that Brazil's federal government would grant R$ 1 billion (around US$ 202 million) in loans through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) to help recover the economy of Rio Grande do Sul, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Lula receives G20 rotating presidency as New Delhi Summit ends

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday assumed in New Delhi the rotating presidency of the G20 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although his term will begin officially on Dec. 1.