Brazil to propose new forum to address climate and trade complaints, sources say


FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the "Parque da Cidade", one of the principal venues to host COP30 in November, in Belem, Brazil June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Marx Vasconcelos/File Photo

BRASILIA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Brazil will propose the creation of a new forum for governments to discuss how climate policy affects trade - an issue that the World Trade Organization and U.N. climate talks have so far failed to tackle, three officials familiar with the plans said.

Emerging economies, including Brazil, South Africa and India, have accused the European Union of restricting trade through its environmental policies, such as a ban on imports linked to deforestation that is due to go into effect in December.

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