The Brazilian presidency of the G20 once again promoted an official photograph with the group’s leaders to promote the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty. Among the approximately 50 people present on the dais set up with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, the absence of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Italy, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni, respectively, drew attention. .
Images showed that they arrived late, when the photo, which celebrates the launch of the ring, had already been taken. Itamaraty has not yet disclosed the reason for the delays.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden (c), the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni (both in the background), arrive late and do not participate in the official photograph Global Alliance Against Hunger and poverty G20 Brazil. Photo: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
The photo of the leaders was scheduled in the program, and the moment was broadcast on the official G20 Brazil channel on the YouTube platform. It was taken in the gardens of the Museum of Modern Art (MAM), with Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf Mountain as the background.
In addition to the heads of state, the photo includes leaders of multilateral organizations and financial institutions, such as the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, the president of the New Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff, the secretary general of the UN, António Guterres, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Current president of the G20, Brazil, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is at the center of the image, hand in hand with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who presided over the G20 in the previous cycle, and with the president of Africa. South, Cyril Ramaphosa, who will host the next edition of the meeting.
Official photograph Global alliance against hunger and poverty G20 Brazil Photo: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
Taking an official photo was once again part of the leaders’ summit program after two years. Before that, the last one had been taken in 2021, in Rome, Italy. The tradition was not repeated in the 2022 and 2023 editions, which took place respectively in Bali (Indonesia) and New Delhi (India). The moment was suspended due to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There was discomfort among some heads of state about appearing in the same image as the representative of the Russian government.
Brazil presides over the G20 for the first time since 2008, when the current format of the group was implemented, comprising the 19 largest economies in the world, as well as the European Union and more recently the African Union.
The leaders’ summit, which takes place at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro this Monday (18) and this Tuesday (19) ends the Brazilian mandate. South Africa will succeed Brazil as president of the group.
