“His conclusion was erroneous, hasty. After 2022, after the electoral processes in several countries, it is necessary to meet again around a table without prejudice, with the idea of making an agreement that could be good, “he added.
Lula, a favorite in the polls if he runs for next year’s presidential election in Brazil, reiterated that the EU must “understand” that Mercosur countries must be able to export manufactured products with higher added value.
The former leftist head of state between 2003 and 2011, on a tour of European countries, also considered it “dangerous” for “Mercosur to accept that Europe could participate” in public purchases in the countries of the South American bloc.
The head of the Workers Party (PT) made these statements at a press conference after receiving in Paris the “Prize for Political Courage” 2021 granted by the specialized magazine ‘Politique internationale’.
The magazine highlighted the “exemplary tenacity” in the face of “political and judicial persecution” of Lula, who “embodies” the “hope” of Brazilians “disappointed” with the current president, the ultraconservative Jair Bolsonaro.
This magazine, founded in 1978, has already awarded the Prize for Political Courage to Pope John Paul II, former Egyptian President Anwar al Sadat and former South African head of state Frederik De Klerk, who contributed to the end of apartheid.
His statements come before a meeting with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, also very critical of the current pact between the EU and Mercosur, which he opposes as incompatible with the “climate agenda”.
Negotiated for 20 years, the trade agreement between the two blocs faces criticism from the agricultural sectors in Europe, which consider themselves to be harmed for the benefit of the EU industries that will be able to export their products to Mercosur.
However, although an agreement in principle was reached between the negotiators, its approval has not been completed, as it faces reluctance from countries such as France, which also holds presidential elections in 2022.
Source From: Ambito
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