Japan and Brazil to sign decarbonization deal at May summit

Countries eye cooperation on biofuel technology and Amazon protection

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are expected to sign a comprehensive deal on decarbonization. (Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)

KANA BABA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to sign a cooperation deal on decarbonization with Brazil during a trip there in early May, including developing biofuel technologies and combating deforestation.

Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will agree to the Green Partnership Initiative. He will be the first Japanese leader to visit Brazil since Shinzo Abe's trip in 2016. He will also visit Paraguay

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