President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) arrived in New York, in the United States, last night (16), at around 10pm local time (11pm in Brasília). Coming from Cuba, where he participated in the summit of the leaders of the G77, a group of developing countries and China, the first appointment on his agenda this Sunday is a meeting with businesspeople at the end of the day, followed by a dinner promoted by the Federation of Industry of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp).
Lula came to New York to speak at the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Another highlight on the agenda is the meeting with the President of the United States, Joe Biden. In the Big Apple until Thursday, the 21st, Lula has a series of bilaterals with executives and international leaders, according to information from Palácio do Planalto.
Most of the meetings have not yet been detailed and should take place at the Lotte Palace Hotel, where he is staying. How theEstadãoshowed, Lula has prioritized schedules that generally take place in hotels in his intense international travel routine due to the hip surgery he will undergo at the end of this month.
In New York, it will be no different, according to the agenda updated by Palácio do Planalto yesterday afternoon.
This Sunday, after meeting with businesspeople, Lula will participate in a dinner held in his honor and with participants in a seminar that will take place tomorrow at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), organized by Fiesp and the National Confederation of Industries (CNI). Among those expected to be present today are names such as the president of Fiesp, Josué Gomes da Silva, and also from the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), as well as ministers such as Finance, Fernando Haddad, according to what was learned the report.
Unlike former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Lula is expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings during his visit to New York to speak at the UN for the eighth time. As tradition, he is the Brazilian president who opens the Assembly. The expectation is that Lula will highlight the axes of his international policy in In his mandates, the PT member only came to the UN once, only in 2010. This year, the theme of the 78th session is the focus on achieving the goals of the so-called Agenda 2030, which establishes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by the 193 UN member countries by 2030.
Furthermore, Lula will have two meetings with Biden in the Big Apple. The first is a bilateral meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, the 20th, at around 1 pm local time. Following this, the Brazilian and American presidents launched the “Lula-Biden Global Initiative for the Advancement of Labor Rights in the 21st Century Economy”.
President Lula will be accompanied by a large delegation of ministers on his trip to New York. According to sources, it could be the biggest ever to accompany a Brazilian president. Among them is the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, who is expected to take advantage of his visit to New York to announce Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan and has meetings with businesspeople, authorities and academics focusing on the climate agenda.
Lula’s schedule in New York (local time, one hour less than in Brasília)
Domingo
6pm – meeting with businesspeople followed by dinner promoted by Fiesp
Second
Bilateral meetings in the morning
President prepares to speak at the UN assembly
Third
9am – Speech at the opening of the UN assembly
Bilateral meetings at the hotel
Fourth
1pm – meeting with American President Joe Biden
1:30 pm – announcement of the “Lula-Biden Global Initiative to Advance Labor Rights in the 21st Century Economy”
Bilateral meetings
Quinta
8am – Lula holds a press conference
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