Before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden comes to Brazil to participate in the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. The information was confirmed, this Thursday (7), by the Democrat’s spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre. The trip will be Biden’s first to Brazil as president of the United States.
Brazil chairs the group this year and hosts, between November 18th and 19th, the G20 Leaders’ Summit, a bloc that brings together the 20 largest economies in the world, the European Union and the African Union. The meeting at the end of the month has been the focus of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (PT) foreign policy, after the PT member had accumulated failures in this third term.
Biden’s presence at the meeting had been speculated in recent weeks, but was only confirmed this Thursday. Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the presence of the democratic leader during briefing what he did to the press. The conversation with journalists was scheduled to talk about the government transition after the defeat of Kamala Harris, Biden’s candidate and vice president of the United States, in the dispute against Republican Donald Trump for command of the White House.
Before the trip to Brazil, Biden will also participate in the Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit. The group brings together 21 countries from Asia, America and Oceania, including Japan, China, the United States and Hong Kong. This year, Peru is hosting the meeting of the bloc’s leaders, on the 14th and 15th of November. Brazil, despite not being one of the members, was also invited to the meeting. But President Lula declined the invitation last week, under the justification of focusing on the G20 Summit.
Biden will be in Manaus
In addition to Rio Janeiro, Biden will also be in Manaus (AM) and will visit the Amazon rainforest. According to the White House statement, he wants to “dialogue with local, indigenous and other leaders who work to preserve and protect the ecosystem, marking the first visit by a US president to the region.”
