2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit explained

Summit Name:2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
Country: Brazil
Date:18–19 November 2024
Venues:Museum of Modern Art
Cities:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Host: Head of State and Government meeting on 18–19 November 2024)
Participants:G20 members, invitee countries by the Brazilian Government
Follows:2023 G20 New Delhi summit
Precedes:2025 G20 South Africa summit
Motto:Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet[1]
(Portuguese: Construindo um Mundo Justo e um Planeta Sustentável)
Chairperson:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil

The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (Portuguese: Cúpula do G20 Rio de Janeiro 2024) is the upcoming nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a summit scheduled to take place at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro on 18–19 November 2024, the first G20 summit to be held in Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Presidency

The Brazilian presidency officially started on 1 December 2023, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as chair,[10] under its theme being Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.[1]

Agenda priorities

G20 Brazil has put three main agenda priorities for the G20 dialogue in 2024:[1]

Addressing the G20 countries' in India on 10 September 2023, President Lula announced the creation of the Global Mobilization Against Climate Change working group, in order to create forms to generate income and reduce inequalities for the people affected by climate change. Another focus of the Brazilian presidency will be to work for the comprehensive reform of global institutions, such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, in addition to the Reform of the United Nations Security Council, in order to expand the voice and influence of the Global South on the world stage.[11]

G20 Social

The Brazilian presidency launched the G20 Social, space where for the first time, the organization will bring the civil society into the debate where can participate and contribute to discussions and policy formulations regarding to the summit.[12]

Treaty against hunger and poverty

See main article: Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. On 24 July 2024, the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty multilateral treaty was drafted by the Federal Government of Brazil,[13] with the G20 countries and international organizations, to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty, while reducing inequalities. The ratification by all parties is expected for November, 2024 during the leaders summit.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Preparations

The Government of Brazil budgeted R$ 300 million (60 million USD) for the G20 events in 15 cities.[2] For the security of the foreign ministers event in February 21–22, the government has deployed 1,200 security personnel of Armed Forces and the Federal Police.[18] The Museum of Modern Art in Rio, house of sixteen thousand works of art, the main venue of the summit, will undergo a extensive renovation and restoration, budgeted in R$ 40 million (7.6 million USD).[19] In April, the Police of Rio de Janeiro, exercise in a simulation of terrorist attack against the Christ the Redeemer during the leaders summit.[20]

Issues

Russia and Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for war crimes against the Russian President Vladimir Putin. On 9 September 2023, President Lula stated that Putin "can attend next year's G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro without fear", adding that "if I'm Brazil's president, and if he comes to Brazil, there's no reason he'll be arrested".[21] [11] The top diplomat and chief advisor of the Brazilian Government, Celso Amorim, later confirmed the intention to invite Putin to the summit.[22]

Other issues

This Brazilian presidency will also treat as priority the Israel–Hamas war and rising bloc confrontation between the United States and China.[23]

Participating leaders

Absent from the 2023 summit in India, the President of China, Xi Jinping, is expected to be present at the Rio summit, as part of a state visit to Brazil, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and following Lula's visit to Beijing in 2023.[24]

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Notes and References

  1. 1700809415383736604. da Silva. Luiz Inácio Lula. LulaOficial. A presidência brasileira do G20 terá três prioridades: a inclusão social e o combate à fome, a transição energética e o desenvolvimento sustentável em suas vertentes social, econômica e ambiental e a reforma das instituições de governança global. Todas essas prioridades estão contidas no lema da presidência brasileira: Construindo um Mundo Justo e um Planeta Sustentável. . Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 10 September 2023. pt.
  2. Web site: Brasil estima R$ 300 milhões em gastos para parte dos eventos do G20 em 2024. Brazil estimates R$300 million in expenses for G20 events in 2024. 10 September 2023. pt. Folha de S.Paulo.
  3. Web site: 9 May 2023 . Rio de Janeiro sediará cúpula do G20 em 2024 . Rio de Janeiro will host G20 summit in 2024 . . pt.
  4. Web site: 9 May 2023 . Rio de Janeiro sediará cúpula dos chefes de Estado do G20 em 2024 . Rio de Janeiro will host the G20 heads of state summit in 2024 . G1 . pt.
  5. Web site: India to host G20 summit in 2023 after Italy, Indonesia; Brazil to hold presidency in 2024. India Today. 22 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Give faiths a chance at peace. The Jakarta Post. 2 November 2022.
  7. Web site: 31 October 2021 . Brasil vai sediar encontro do G20 em 2024 . Brazil will host G20 meeting in 2024 . G1 . pt.
  8. Web site: 11 September 2023 . Governo do Rio quer usar reunião do G20 para recuperar legado da Olimpíada . Rio government wants to use G20 meeting to recover legacy of the Olympics . . pt.
  9. Web site: Cláudio Castro planeja reunião do G20 na lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas . Cláudio Castro plans G20 meeting at Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon . 8 November 2023 . British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil . pt.
  10. News: Inclusivity has been at the heart of India's G20 Presidency: PM Modi . en . Blog Narendra Modi . November 30, 2023.
  11. Web site: Metas ambiciosas e polêmica com Putin: que esperar da cúpula do G20 no Brasil em 2024. Ambitious goals and controversy with Putin: what to expect from the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024. 10 September 2023. pt. Globo.com.
  12. Web site: Understand what the G20 is and what Brazil's responsibilities are. 1 December 2023. G20 org.
  13. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Autoridades internacionais endossam Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza. International authorities endorse Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 24 July 2024 . gov.br. en.
  14. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty. 24 July 2024 . The Straits Times. en.
  15. Web site: Viotti Beck . Martha . 24 July 2024 . G-20 Host Brazil Tests Its Global Influence With Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 24 July 2024 . Bloomberg. en.
  16. Web site: 24 July 2024 . International Development Minister begins reset of relationship with Global South on first overseas visit. 24 July 2024 . gov.uk. en.
  17. Web site: Como vai funcionar a Aliança Global contra a Fome e a Pobreza, aprovada no Rio. How the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, approved in Rio, will work. 24 July 2024. pt. Empresa Brasil de Comunicação.
  18. Web site: Segurança para o G20 reúne 1,2 mil agentes, no maior esquema desde a Olimpíada. G1. 21 February 2024. pt.
  19. Web site: Vitrine internacional: MAM estará de roupa nova para sediar Cúpula do G20. Veja Rio. 15 March 2024. pt.
  20. Web site: Esquadrão Antibomba simula ataque terrorista no Cristo Redentor em treinamento para o G20. O Dia. 15 March 2024. pt.
  21. Web site: Lula says Putin can attend next year's G20 in Rio without fear of arrest. 9 September 2023. The Guardian.
  22. Web site: Governo Lula quer Putin em cúpula do G20 no Rio, diz Amorim. Lula's government wants Putin at G20 summit in Rio, says Amorim. 18 December 2023. UOL.
  23. Web site: Brasil assume a presidência do G20; Lula prioriza relações internacionais. Brazil assumes the presidency of the G20; Lula prioritizes international relations. 27 November 2023. Correio Braziliense.
  24. News: Xi Jinping deve fazer visita de Estado ao Brasil, antes de participar do G20 . pt . G1 . January 25, 2024.