2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit explained

Summit Name:2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
Country: Brazil
Date:18–19 November 2024[1]
Venues:Museum of Modern Art
Cities:Rio de Janeiro
Participants:G20 members
Invited States:
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
Follows:18th
Precedes:20th
Motto:Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet[2]
(pt|Construindo um Mundo Justo e um Planeta Sustentável)
Chairperson:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
Other Titles:19th G20 Summit
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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.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5]

Agenda priorities

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

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.[6]

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.[7]

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,[8] 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.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Preparations

The government of Brazil budgeted R$ 300 million (60 million USD) for the G20 events in 15 cities.[3] 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.[13] 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).[14]

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.[15] The Santos Dumont Airport will be closed for the leaders summit, and an aerial exclusion zone will be implemented by the Brazilian Air Force.[16] For the leaders summit, the government has deployed 20,000 security personnel of the Armed Forces and National Force together with eight intelligence centers.[17]

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".[18] [6] His chief foreign policy advisor, Celso Amorim, later confirmed the government's intention to invite Putin to the summit.[19] 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.[20]

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.[21] [22]

Other issues

Dialogue on the rising of global temperatures and the principles of the digital economy were among themes of the agenda.[23] [24] The Brazilian presidency also prioritised discussions on the Israel–Hamas war and growing bloc confrontation between the United States and China.[25]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 September 2024 . Cúpula do G20 será no Rio de Janeiro . g20.org . pt.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. News: Inclusivity has been at the heart of India's G20 Presidency: PM Modi . en . Blog Narendra Modi . November 30, 2023.
  5. Web site: Lamola says hosting G20 summit in 2025 to cost SA nearly R700m . 20 November 2024 . BusinessDay.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Understand what the G20 is and what Brazil's responsibilities are. 1 December 2023. G20 org.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty. 24 July 2024 . The Straits Times. en.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Web site: Segurança para o G20 reúne 1,2 mil agentes, no maior esquema desde a Olimpíada. G1. 21 February 2024. pt.
  14. Web site: Vitrine internacional: MAM estará de roupa nova para sediar Cúpula do G20. Veja Rio. 15 March 2024. pt.
  15. Web site: Esquadrão Antibomba simula ataque terrorista no Cristo Redentor em treinamento para o G20. O Dia. 15 April 2024. pt.
  16. Web site: Aeroporto Santos Dumont será fechado durante a Cúpula do G20 para garantir segurança . 23 October 2024. Diário do Rio . pt.
  17. Web site: Segurança no G20: Rio terá 20 mil agentes de 9 órgãos e 8 centros de inteligência interligados. G1. 14 November 2024. pt.
  18. Web site: Lula says Putin can attend next year's G20 in Rio without fear of arrest. 9 September 2023. The Guardian.
  19. 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.
  20. Web site: Lula invites Putin to Brazil, sidesteps on war crimes arrest. 4 December 2023. POLITICO.
  21. Web site: Putin descarta ida à cúpula do G20 após pedido da Ucrânia para que Brasil o prendesse. 18 October 2024. G1.
  22. Web site: Russia's Putin says will not attend G20 summit in Brazil. 18 October 2024. alarabiya.
  23. Web site: Aumento da temperatura da Terra foi tema de reunião do G20 no Rio. 13 September 2024. Agência Brasil.
  24. Web site: G20 Brasil aprova princípios globais sobre economia digital. 13 September 2024. g20.org.
  25. 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.