The agreement would scrap duties on most EU and Mercosur exports over the next decade while capping sensitive agricultural imports to protect European farmers. Brussels has proposed additional safeguard measures after months of protests across the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hopes to secure approval from the European Parliament and member states before her planned December 20 trip to Brazil. But France and Poland remain opposed, and a French parliamentary resolution urging President Macron to reject the pact could still derail it.