Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he will use Brazil's rotating presidency of the Southern Common Market, or Mercosur, to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement with Indonesia. Mercosur bloc has sought to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. Lula thanked Prabowo for supporting closer ties between Brazil and ASEAN, and confirmed he will attend the bloc's summit in Malaysia in October and pay a state visit to Indonesia. It's time for Mercosur to look toward Asia," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a visit to Argentina, extolling the potential benefits of deeper relations with Japan, China, South Korea, India, Vietnam and Indonesia.Source : https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2025/07/10/lula-to-push-for-mercosur-indonesia-trade-deal.html (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: The Jakarta Post, 10/07/2025