At the Mercosur summit on the 20th, Brazilian President Lula called on South American countries to maintain regional peace and stability, promote integration in the South American region, and expressed regret that the European Union failed to sign a free trade agreement with MERCOSUR as agreed. The 67th MERCOSUR summit was held on the same day in the southern Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu. Speaking at the conference, Lula said, “Building a prosperous and peaceful South America is the only strategy suitable for us,” and now the real threat to regional national sovereignty “comes in the form of war, anti-democratic forces, and organized crime.”

At the Mercosur summit on the 20th, Brazilian President Lula called on South American countries to maintain regional peace and stability, promote integration in the South American region, and expressed regret that the European Union failed to sign a free trade agreement with MERCOSUR as agreed. The 67th MERCOSUR summit was held on the same day in the southern Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu. Speaking at the conference, Lula said, “Building a prosperous and peaceful South America is the only strategy suitable for us,” and now the real threat to regional national sovereignty “comes in the form of war, anti-democratic forces, and organized crime.”