2023-12-04 17:26:00
“If there is no agreement, be patient.” With this phrase, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responded this Sunday (3) to the statements of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who said this Saturday (2) that he was against the negotiations of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur .
Lula commented that he already knew that France had a more protectionist position and that Brazil cannot be held responsible if the agreement is not signed. “It was not due to lack of will. The only thing that should be clear is that they no longer say that it is Brazil’s fault and that they no longer say that it is South America’s fault,” Lula commented this Sunday.
High-ranking members of the Brazilian government already assume that the negotiation with the European Union will end without an agreement, since Brazil will not give in to the new environmental conditions and it is unlikely that the Europeans will be able to articulate positions of all the countries of the bloc in a single agreement. week.
“Take responsibility that rich countries do not want to make an agreement with the prospect of making some concessions. It is always about winning more. And we want to be treated with respect as independent countries. We will see what happens on Friday [día 8]. “If there is no agreement, at least it will be clear whose fault it is that there is no agreement,” Lula said.
On Saturday, Macron called the agreement “outdated” and incorporated the arguments of French agricultural producers into his speech, with a strong representation of opposition congressmen in the country.
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