The Rio de Janeiro Declaration emphasizes the taxation of billionaires, energy transition, support for COP30 in Brasil, and solutions to global challenges, with a focus on sustainable growth and the fight against poverty. Support for unprecedented themes in the forum marks the Brazilian presidency.

Learn more about the main initiative of Brasil's G20 presidency, which aims to eradicate world hunger by 2030. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 733 million people are undernourished in 2024. So far, the Alliance has been joined by 81 countries, 26 international organizations, 9 financial institutions, and 31 philanthropic foundations and non-governmental organizations.

President Lula's speech this morning, November 19, in which he leads the G20 discussions in Rio de Janeiro, emphasized demands on wealthy nations, proposed the creation of a UN Climate Change Council, and acknowledged the contributions of indigenous peoples and traditional communities. The Leaders' Declaration was approved yesterday, November 18, covering the topics the meeting's representative presented.

In addition to the G20, whose Leaders' Summit took place on the 18 and 19, Brasil is preparing to chair two other strategic international forums in 2025: BRICS and COP30. Discussions and agreements approved in the Leaders' Declaration will serve as the basis for future advances.

The Rio de Janeiro Declaration, emerging from the G20 Social, amplifies the demands of social movements for global justice, the fight against hunger and climate change, and the urgent reform of international governance. The event concludes this Saturday, ahead of the leaders' meeting next week.