President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) embarked for the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) this Saturday morning (21) accompanied by the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, and the special advisor for international affairs to the Presidency of the Republic, Celso Amorim.
The presidential plane is expected to land in New York late this Saturday afternoon (21).
For the second year, Pacheco is going as a representative of the National Congress on the UN agenda to attend Lula’s speech. He must be accompanied by the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), who leaves for the United States this Sunday (22). Lira did not travel with Lula’s entourage, citing commitments in Alagoas this Saturday.
Those on separate flights. Other Executive ministers are expected, such as Fernando Haddad, from Finance, and Anielle Franco, from Racial Equality, in addition to the president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Luís Roberto Barroso, and the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet.
The first lady, and fulfills an agenda parallel to Lula’s.
Lula’s schedule in New York
As of this Sunday (22), Lula will already participate in agendas within the scope of the assembly. During the morning, the president is expected to participate in the Opening Session of the Future Summit, with speeches from Heads of State and Government expected to begin at 10 am.
On Monday (23), there are four appointments on the President of the Republic’s agenda, all concentrated in the afternoon. A bilateral meeting is planned with the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen and another with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, Garry Conille.
The president also has agendas at the Clinton Global Initiative and participates in the annual Goalkeepers initiative awards, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Tuesday (24) is the most anticipated date on the entire agenda, with the opening of the General Debate of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Traditionally, it is the Brazilian president’s task to make the first speech.
On the same day, Lula is expected to meet with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and participate in an event in defense of democracy and combating extremism.
The PT member ends Tuesday’s agenda in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
On Wednesday (25), Lula participates in the opening of the G20 Ministerial meeting.
