Spain and Brazil leaders to discuss EU-Mercosur deal at COP - sources

FILE PHOTO: Spain's re-elected Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez poses with new members of the government for a family photo before their first cabinet meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai to discuss the conclusion of negotiations on a long-awaited trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

The sources said the time of their meeting has not been decided yet, but it is expected to be on Friday.