Brazil has ratified a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority as the Occupied Territories are hit with a worsening economic crisis due to Israeli violence and restrictive policies. Israel has also blocked all commercial exports from Gaza since last September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trade agreement was formally adopted during recent meetings of the MERCOSUR trade bloc in Paraguay, where Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva said: \u201cWe are proud to be the first country in the bloc to ratify the free trade agreement with Palestine. But I cannot help regret that this occurs in a context in which the Palestinian people are suffering as a result of a completely irrational war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s unclear whether other MERCOSUR nations, which includes Argentina, will follow suit. Far-right Argentinian President Javier Milei, an ally of Israel, was notably absent from the MERCOSUR talks as he attended a rally in support of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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