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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially promulgated the Mercosur-EU trade agreement following its approval by the National Congress in March.
Brazilian president will miss the ceremony in Paraguay as the long-delayed trade pact moves into the ratification phase in Europe.
Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the European approval of the Mercosur–European Union agreement, which will create one of the largest free trade zones in the world.
Of the more than 350 EU food and drink products whose rules of origin and geographical indications will have to be recognised in Mercosur, 36 are Portuguese protected designations.
In his inaugural speech at the Mercosur summit, Lula da Silva said he had been told that France alone will not be able to block the agreement with the European Union.
