Geraldo Alckmin highlights Brasil's priorities at the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group

While welcoming G20 member countries’ representatives to the first meeting of the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group, Brasil’s Vice-President and Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Geraldo Alckmin stated Brasil's priorities are. Alckmin highlighted Brasil's approaches for its G20 presidency, as announced by President Lula.

Reducing hunger and poverty; environmental sustainability; and governance reform of multilateral institutions. The priorities of Brasil’s G20 presidency were highlighted by the Vice-President in a welcome video for the first G20 Trade and Investment Working Group technical meeting—held via video conference this Monday (29).

“Our country wants a more prosperous, fairer and greener world. We want to achieve sustainable development from a social, environmental and economic point of view," said Alckmin, who reiterated the importance of seeking a more inclusive, equitable and transparent trade and investment environment. “We need complementary trade and environmental policies, in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, as well as multilateral environmental agreements, thus avoiding disguised protectionist practices,” he added.