RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday hailed a trade deal between the EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc as a victory for multilateralism at a time of global volatility. The pair met in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the signing of the deal. It has been 25 years in the making and will create one of the world’s largest free trade areas. Lula said the signing of the deal in Asuncion, Paraguay on Saturday was “very good, especially for the democratic world and for […]... Keep on reading: Brazil, EU hail trade deal as victory for multilateralism