EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday "the devil is always in the details" as she spoke of a budding South America trade deal that France has vowed to block at all costs. But it "won't proceed without political agreement" among the bloc's member states, one official in von der Leyen's entourage told AFP. Von der Leyen was to meet Sunday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday "the devil is always in the details" as she spoke of a budding South America trade deal that France has vowed to block at all costs. But it "won't proceed without political agreement" among the bloc's member states, one official in von der Leyen's entourage told AFP. Von der Leyen was to meet Sunday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.