Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to attend COP31, the United Nations climate conference. (Foto: Instagram)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Antalya, Turkey, early Tuesday, Nov. 10, to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP31. He was accompanied by federal lawmaker André Janones, First Lady Janja Lula da Silva and ministers.
In a social media post, Lula highlighted what he described as progress by his government on environmental issues. He pointed to lower deforestation rates in the Amazon and Cerrado, the resumption of environmental policies, stronger enforcement agencies and the reactivation of the Amazon Fund, which he said had been stalled. He also reaffirmed the government’s goal of ending deforestation by 2030.
Lula said Brazil was returning to the climate conference to show that environmental conservation and sustainable development could be pursued together. He described protecting the country’s biomes as a political choice that would shape Brazil’s future and that of coming generations, and said his government would continue on that path toward its 2030 deforestation goal.
Lula is scheduled to speak at the opening session of the Climate Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 11. His remarks are expected to focus on results achieved by his administration. After his visit to Turkey, he is due to travel to the Philippines for a trip focused on expanding trade relations with Southeast Asia.
