2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit

2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
19th G20 Summit
← 18th 18–19 November 2024[1] 20th →
2024 G20 summit attendees
Host country Brazil
MottoBuilding a Just World and a Sustainable Planet[2]
(Portuguese: Construindo um Mundo Justo e um Planeta Sustentável)
Venue(s)Museum of Modern Art
CitiesRio de Janeiro
ParticipantsG20 members
Invited States[3]:
Angola, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Holy See, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam .:
International bodies:
AFDB, CAF, FSB, FAO, IDB, ILO, IMF, LAS, NDB, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, World Bank, WHO, WTO
ChairLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil

The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (Portuguese: Cúpula do G20 Rio de Janeiro 2024) was the nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a Heads of State and Government meeting held at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro from 18–19 November 2024. It was the first G20 summit to be hosted in Brazil.[4] Additionally, It marked the first full G20 summit with the African Union as a member, following its inclusion during the previous summit in 2023.

Presidency

The Brazilian presidency officially started on 1 December 2023, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as chair,[5] under its theme being Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.[2]

The next G20 summit is scheduled to be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2025.[6]

Agenda priorities

G20 Brazil set three main agenda priorities for the G20 dialogue in 2024:[2]

  • Social inclusion and the fight against hunger
  • Energy transition and sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental aspects
  • Reform of the global governance institutions

Addressing the G20 countries in India on 10 September 2023, Lula announced the creation of the Global Mobilization Against Climate Change working group, aimed at generating income and reduce inequalities for the people affected by climate change. Another focus of the Brazilian presidency was advocating for comprehensive reform of global institutions, such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization, in addition to the reforming the United Nations Security Council to enhance the representation and influence of the Global South on the world stage.[7]

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 it can participate and contribute to discussions and policy formulations regarding to the summit.[8]

Treaty against hunger and poverty

Main article: Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
Ministerial meeting on launch of the 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,[9] 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.[10][11][12][13]

Preparations

Banner promoting the G20 events on the municipal prefecture of Rio de Janeiro

The government of Brazil budgeted R$ 300 million (60 million USD) for the G20 events in 15 cities.[4] For the security of the foreign ministers event in February 21–22, the government has deployed 1,200 security personnel of the Armed Forces and the Federal Police.[14] The Museum of Modern Art in Rio, housing sixteen thousand works of art, the main venue of the summit, underwent a extensive renovation and restoration, budgeted in R$ 40 million (7.6 million USD).[15]

In April, the Police of Rio de Janeiro simulated a terrorist attack against the Christ the Redeemer statue as part of an exercise in preparation for the leaders summit.[16] The Santos Dumont Airport will be closed for the leaders summit, and an aerial exclusion zone will be implemented by the Brazilian Air Force.[17] For the leaders summit, the government has deployed 20,000 security personnel of the Armed Forces and National Force together with eight intelligence centers.[18]

Issues

Russia and Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for war crimes against Russian president Vladimir Putin. On 9 September 2023, 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".[19][7] His chief foreign policy advisor, Celso Amorim, later confirmed the government's intention to invite Putin to the summit.[20] However, in December 2023, Lula said that Putin could be arrested in Brazil, but that would be decided by Brazil's independent courts, not his government.[21]

On 18 October 2024, President Vladimir Putin announced that he will not go to the summit, "my possible visit would wreck the group's work", stated Putin.[22][23]

Other issues

Dialogue on the rising of global temperatures and the principles of the digital economy were among themes of the agenda.[24][25] The Brazilian presidency also prioritised discussions on the Israel–Hamas war and growing bloc confrontation between the United States and China.[26]

Participating leaders

Invited guests

Participating international organization guests

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The president of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader in one-party communist state) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition, and the current general secretary is Xi Jinping, who is also the Chinese president.
  2. ^ Absent from the 2023 summit in India, the paramount leader 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.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Cúpula do G20 será no Rio de Janeiro". g20.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c da Silva, Luiz Inácio Lula [@LulaOficial] (10 September 2023). "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" (Tweet) (in Portuguese) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Group is the main forum for international economic cooperation". www.g20.org/pt-br. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. ^ "Inclusivity has been at the heart of India's G20 Presidency: PM Modi". Blog Narendra Modi. 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Lamola says hosting G20 summit in 2025 to cost SA nearly R700m". BusinessDay. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b "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]. Globo.com (in Portuguese). 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Understand what the G20 is and what Brazil's responsibilities are". G20 org. 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Autoridades internacionais endossam Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza" [International authorities endorse Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty]. gov.br. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty". The Straits Times. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ Viotti Beck, Martha (24 July 2024). "G-20 Host Brazil Tests Its Global Influence With Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "International Development Minister begins reset of relationship with Global South on first overseas visit". gov.uk. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "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]. Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (in Portuguese). 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ G1 (21 February 2024). "Segurança para o G20 reúne 1,2 mil agentes, no maior esquema desde a Olimpíada" (in Portuguese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Veja Rio (15 March 2024). "Vitrine internacional: MAM estará de roupa nova para sediar Cúpula do G20" (in Portuguese).
  16. ^ O Dia (15 April 2024). "Esquadrão Antibomba simula ataque terrorista no Cristo Redentor em treinamento para o G20" (in Portuguese).
  17. ^ "Aeroporto Santos Dumont será fechado durante a Cúpula do G20 para garantir segurança". Diário do Rio (in Portuguese). 23 October 2024.
  18. ^ G1 (14 November 2024). "Segurança no G20: Rio terá 20 mil agentes de 9 órgãos e 8 centros de inteligência interligados" (in Portuguese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Lula says Putin can attend next year's G20 in Rio without fear of arrest". The Guardian. 9 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Governo Lula quer Putin em cúpula do G20 no Rio, diz Amorim" [Lula's government wants Putin at G20 summit in Rio, says Amorim]. UOL. 18 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Lula invites Putin to Brazil, sidesteps on war crimes arrest". POLITICO. 4 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Putin descarta ida à cúpula do G20 após pedido da Ucrânia para que Brasil o prendesse". G1. 18 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Russia's Putin says will not attend G20 summit in Brazil". alarabiya. 18 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Aumento da temperatura da Terra foi tema de reunião do G20 no Rio". Agência Brasil. 13 September 2024.
  25. ^ "G20 Brasil aprova princípios globais sobre economia digital". g20.org. 13 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Brasil assume a presidência do G20; Lula prioriza relações internacionais" [Brazil assumes the presidency of the G20; Lula prioritizes international relations]. Correio Braziliense. 27 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Xi Jinping deve fazer visita de Estado ao Brasil, antes de participar do G20". G1 (in Portuguese). 25 January 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Invitations to Paraguay and Uruguay to participate in the Brazilian Presidency of the G20". Itamaraty. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.