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PM Modi, Joe Biden and other world leaders arrive in Rio ahead of G20 summit | N18G

World leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit on November 17, 2024, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and U.S. President Joe Biden among the key attendees. The summit's focus will be on issues like poverty, hunger, and global institutional reforms. Brazil has ramped up security, deploying troops, armored vehicles, and naval ships following a failed bomb attack on the Supreme Court in Brasília. In preparation for the summit, authorities have obscured views of the city's favelas with brightly painted walls, especially along the route that heads of state will take to the venue. The military has also been stationed near Rio’s Mare favela. Meanwhile, the G20’s influence on global finance, particularly climate funding, remains significant, as it controls the purse strings for multilateral development banks. Brazil also launched the G20 Favelas initiative to raise awareness of the challenges faced by favela residents.

first published: Nov 18, 2024 01:43 pm