The Brazilian presidency officially started on 1 December 2023, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as chair,[10] under its theme being Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.[2]
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
Addressing 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, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, in addition to the Reform of the United Nations Security Council, in order to expand the voice and influence of the Global South on the world stage.[11]
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 can participate and contribute to discussions and policy formulations regarding to the summit.[12]
Treaty against hunger and poverty
On 24 July 2024, the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Povertymultilateral treaty was drafted by the Federal Government of Brazil,[13] 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.[14][15][16][17]
Preparations
The Government of Brazil budgeted R$ 300 million (60 million USD) for the G20 events in 15 cities.[1] For the security of the foreign ministers event in February 21–22, the government has deployed 1,200 security personnel of Armed Forces and the Federal Police.[18] The Museum of Modern Art in Rio, house of sixteen thousand works of art, the main venue of the summit, will undergo a extensive renovation and restoration, budgeted in R$ 40 million (7.6 million USD).[19] In April, the Police of Rio de Janeiro, exercise in a simulation of terrorist attack against the Christ the Redeemer during the leaders summit.[20]
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".[21][11] The top diplomat and chief advisor of the Brazilian Government, Celso Amorim, later confirmed the intention to invite Putin to the summit.[22]
Absent from the 2023 summit in India, the President of China, Xi Jinping, is expected to be present at the Rio summit, as part of a state visit to Brazil, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and following Lula's visit to Beijing in 2023.[24]