French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose during a meeting with G7 European members at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - Britain joined Germany on Saturday in criticising French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to block a trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of southern American countries to pressure Brazil on Amazon forest fires.
In a surprise statement on Friday, Macron said he had decided to block the EU-Mercosur deal and accused Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of lying in playing down concerns about climate change.
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