Indonesia and Brazil strike cooperation deals


All for one: Lula and Prabowo holding hands as a sign of unity following their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. — Reuters

THE country and Brazil agreed to boost ties and struck a series of agreements as their leaders met in Jakarta, with South-East Asia’s biggest economy looking to make further inroads into South American markets.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was greeted by a marching band and national anthems at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta before talks with Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto yesterday.

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