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À la fin du mois d'octobre 2022, le peuple brésilien a élu Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva comme leur nouveau président, mettant fin au mandat de Bolsonaro. Les partisans de l'accord de libre-échange (ALE) Mercosur conclu avec l'Union...
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The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic...
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