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In Brazil, Portugal’s president pledges to continue working for EU-Mercosur agreement

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Portuguese president, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, was received Monday, August 1, by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro. He pledged to continue working for speedy ratification of the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur.

"We are hopeful that little by little the few remaining obstacles" to the ratification of the agreement, announced in 2019, are being demolished, Rebelo explained at a press conference after he met with Bolsonaro, held without the presence of journalists at his official residence in Brasilia.

According to the Portuguese president, all the economic "obstacles" have been fully overcome . . .

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