2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit

The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (Portuguese: Cúpula do G20 Rio de Janeiro 2024) is the upcoming nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a summit scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro on 18–19 November 2024, the first G20 summit to be held in Brazil.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
Host countryBrazil Brazil
Date18–19 November 2024[1]
MottoBuilding a Fair World and a Sustainable Planet[2]
(Portuguese: Construindo um Mundo Justo e um Planeta Sustentável)
Venue(s)TBD
CitiesRio de Janeiro, Brazil (Host: Head of State and Government meeting on 18–19 November 2024)
ParticipantsG20 members, Invitee countries by Brazilian Government
ChairLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
Follows2023 G20 New Delhi summit
Precedes2025 G20 South Africa summit
Websitewww.g20.org/en/

Presidency

On 10 September 2023, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has formally handed over the G20 presidency to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil. India will continue to hold the position until 30 November 2023 and Brazil's presidency is expected to start from 1 December 2023.[8]

Agenda priorities

G20 Brazil has put 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

Adressing the G20 countries' in India on 10 September 2023, President Lula announced the creation of the Global Mobilization against Climate Change working group, in order to create forms to generate income and reduce inequalities for the people affected by climate change. Another focus of the Brazilian presidency will be to work for the comprehensive reform of global institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, in addition to the Reform of the United Nations Security Council, in order to expand the voice and influence of the Global South in the world stage.[9]

Preparations

The Government of Brazil budgeted R$ 300 million (60 million USD) for the G20 events in 15 cities.[1]

Issues

Russia and Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for war crimes against the Russian President Vladimir Putin. On 9 September 2023, President 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".[10][9]

Participating leaders

Expected invited guests

Participating international organization guests

See also

References
  1. "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]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 10 September 2023.
  2. 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. "Rio de Janeiro sediará cúpula do G20 em 2024". CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). 9 May 2023.
  4. "Rio de Janeiro sediará cúpula dos chefes de Estado do G20 em 2024". G1 (in Portuguese). 9 May 2023.
  5. "India to host G20 summit in 2023 after Italy, Indonesia; Brazil to hold presidency in 2024". India Today. 22 November 2020.
  6. "Give faiths a chance at peace". The Jakarta Post. 2 November 2022.
  7. "Brasil vai sediar encontro do G20 em 2024". G1. 31 October 2021.
  8. "India hands over G20 presidency to Brazil". Reuters. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. "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.
  10. "Lula says Putin can attend next year's G20 in Rio without fear of arrest". The Guardian. 9 September 2023.
  11. "India to invite Bangladesh as guest country during its G-20 presidency". newsonair.gov.in. Prasar Bharati. Government of India. 13 September 2022.
  12. Bhattacherjee, Kallol (13 September 2022). "India to hold G20 summit in September 2023". The Hindu.
  13. "India's G20 Presidency and the next phase of industrial growth". The Financial Express (India). 2 November 2022.
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