The president of United States, Donald Trump, will participate in the World Economic Forum of Davos, Switzerland. Trump’s speech is scheduled for Wednesday (21), at 10:30 am (Brasília time), and should last approximately one hour.
Trump’s presence in the Swiss mountain resort is widely anticipated amid global turmoil, with recent tariff threats to European countries amid his intention to seize Greenland.
Trump is also expected to make a statement at the meeting of Peace Councilat 6:30 am (Brasília time) on Thursday (22). The White House announced this month the
The group’s “Founding Executive Board” will include U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Tony Blair, the former British prime minister.
O , in a direct invitation from Trump to Lula, through Itamaty. The Brazilian government evaluates the proposal with caution.
It started this Monday and continues until Friday (23).
The second day of the Forum, Tuesday (20), marks exactly one year since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In addition to the scheduled speeches, according to Reuters sources.
This Wednesday, in addition to Trump, Jensen Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia, Jamie Dimon, president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Javier Milei, president of Argentina, also participate in the Forum.
The event stated that more than 3,000 delegates from at least 130 countries will be present this year, including 64 heads of state and government, especially from emerging economies.
Tariff through Greenland
On Saturday (17), the president of the USA announced a .
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland – member countries of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) – will be taxed from February 1st, according to Trump’s announcement on the social network Truth Social, and the tariff value will be increased to 25% from June.
Trump stated that tariffs will be charged until an agreement is reached to .
This Tuesday, Trump spoke again about the subject after posting. The President of the USA says that , but that he should not attend the .
The European Parliament is considering last year in protest.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress on Monday that the new tariffs related to the Greenland issue go against their trade and investment interests. The meeting with legislators took place on the outskirts of the World Economic Forum.
The tension also echoed throughout Davos.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the US government .
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent added to the chorus against Trump’s intention to annex Greenland and urged them to “keep an open mind.” Furthermore, .
The director-general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, argued that all sides need to find ways to reduce tensions around US demands for .
In the same vein, China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng called against protectionism, stating that the recent pattern of global tariffs and trade wars “has caused serious impacts on the world economy.”
he declared, adding that they “fragment the world economy and disrupt the global distribution of resources.”
With information from Reuters and Estadão Conteúdo
