Brazil's Lula says Mercosur and Japan could launch free-trade talks on June 30, a pivot to Asia weeks after the bloc's EU deal entered force.
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Key Facts
—The news. Brazil’s president says South America’s trade bloc and Japan may launch free-trade talks on June 30.
—The setting. Lula made the remark after meeting Japan’s prime minister on the sidelines of the G7.
—The venue. A formal launch is expected at the bloc’s summit in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay.
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