Brazil President met EU President in Brussels

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium on 17 July. The summit is the third between Brussels and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The European Union hosts Latin American and Caribbean leaders at a summit, hoping to revive strained ties despite divisions over trade.

Some CELAC delegates will push for the implementation of the 2019 EU-Mercosur trade deal, which has stalled on European concerns about deforestation and agricultural competition. Some capitals had hoped that the summit, held under Spain's tenure in the rotating presidency of the EU, would bring new momentum on the Mercosur deal.