French President Emmanuel Macron believes that his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, has “lied” about his climate commitments and announced on Friday 23 August that, under these circumstances, France is opposed to the draft trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries (see EUROPE B12307A20, B12286A3). Ireland has also threatened to vote against this free trade agreement if Brazil does not protect the Amazonian forest that is suffering from violent fires.
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