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Brazil's Lula to attend UN COP31 climate summit in Turkey

October 30, 2026 12:41 PM EDT

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID

BRASILIA, Oct ‌30 (Reuters) - Brazilian ​President ​Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will attend the COP31 ‌climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, ⁠the Brazilian presidency said on Friday.

The confirmation ‌came shortly after ‌Lula was re-elected president of Brazil, last Sunday.

Lula is scheduled to ​arrive in Antalya on Nov. 10 for the Nov 11-12 ⁠leaders' summit at the annual UN climate negotiations. ​On Nov. 13, he will travel to the Philippines for ​the ASEAN summit, which ‌he was invited to attend for the second ⁠consecutive year.

Lula will hand over the COP presidency to Turkey, which will ⁠oversee the conference over the next year ​under a shared arrangement with Australia, which is coordinating the diplomatic negotiations.

So far, 77 ‌heads of state and government have confirmed their participation ‌in the summit. In ⁠addition to Brazil, ‌United Kingdom Prime ​Minister Andy Burnham said he would attend.

(Reporting by Lisandra ‌Paraguassu)



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