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Lula Rallies Amazon Agenda Ahead of COP30 With Community Pledges and Belém Upgrades

Pre-summit visits spotlight Amazon social measures to build momentum on climate finance.

Overview

  • Lula is based in Pará from Nov. 1–10, inaugurating Belém’s airport expansion and Porto de Outeiro works before presiding the Leaders’ Summit on Nov. 6–7.
  • In visits to Vista Alegre do Capixauã and Jamaraquá, he promised solar electrification for 4,338 families and set Nov. 17 to launch an Indigenous University in Brasília.
  • Organizers will berth two cruise ships at Outeiro for temporary lodging as Belém readies to host COP30 from Nov. 10–21.
  • Diplomacy outlook includes 57 heads of state expected and China represented by Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, while Brazilian reports say the U.S. will skip the Leaders’ Summit and send a low-level delegation.
  • Lula’s program highlights the Tropical Forests Financing mechanism, including a TFFF lunch he will chair, with Brazil seeking new contributors to the World Bank–operated fund.