President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) met this Friday (21) in Johannesburg with the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
The South African leader is the host of the G20 Summit (a bloc that brings together the 19 largest economies in the world, the European Union and the African Union), which takes place this Saturday (22) and Sunday (23).
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However, the conversation will take place without the presence of the country and American President Donald Trump, who has already announced that it will not send any government representatives to the meeting.
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday (20) determining the removal of 40% tariffs on the import of certain Brazilian agricultural products, with retroactive effect to November 13.
With the absence of the United States, representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs say that there is, in fact, discussion so that there is no G20 declarationas is traditionally done in all meetings.
The text allows countries to make commitments to each other. In the 2024 declaration, world leaders approached from climate change to wars and taxing the super rich.
Even with the pressure that the declaration does not come out officially due to the absence from the USASouth Africa defends that there is, indeed, a document, a measure that is “firmly” supported by the Brazilian government, according to Itamaraty diplomats.
Trip to Mozambique
Lula left Brazil on Thursday (20) and will participate in meetings involving the G20 on Sunday (23).
On the same day, the leader also meets with the presidents of India and South Africa and then travels to Mozambique, where he will have dinner with the country’s head of state.
On Monday (24), there will be a business event at the hotel where Lula will be staying. In addition, a series of technical cooperation agreements must be signed.
Among the topics covered are initiatives relating to the fields of health, education and agriculture in both countries.
