SAO PAULO -- Japanese and Brazilian business groups have agreed to support negotiations toward an economic partnership agreement between Japan and South American trade bloc Mercosur.
Countries are moving to shore up ties with South American trade bloc amid US-China tensions

Business leaders at the 26th Brazil-Japan Business Council Plenary Meeting adopt a joint statement on work toward economic partnership agreement. (Photo by Niki Mizuguchi)
SAO PAULO -- Japanese and Brazilian business groups have agreed to support negotiations toward an economic partnership agreement between Japan and South American trade bloc Mercosur.