According to the information released by the PT team, around 120 countries, from ambassadors to presidents, will be represented at the inauguration ceremony of future president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
At least 65 foreign delegations, consisting of heads of State, Government and Power, and their deputies, as well as foreign ministers and special envoys, have already confirmed their presence.
There will be at least 19 heads of state, four prime ministers and a First Lady, among others, as well as vice-presidents, ministers of state, heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations.
It is estimated whether Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro or a delegation will attend the opening. A 2019 decree issued during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro vetoed the Venezuelan monarch from being on Brazilian soil, preventing him from attending the ceremony. However, the regulation was canceled by the current government on 29 December at the request of the transitional government.
The arrival of Maduro or members of the Venezuelan government was not confirmed until the publication of this report.
So far, the presidents of Portugal, Argentina, Germany, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Spain, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Guyana, Suriname, Honduras, Togo, Peru, Guinea Bissau, East Timor, Cape Verde have been approved. , Zimbabwe and Angola.
The list also includes the prime ministers of Morocco, Mali, the Republic of Guinea, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition, Mexico’s First Lady Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller will represent her husband, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
According to the person responsible for the opening ceremony, this is the biggest event in Brazil since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, attended by high-level foreign authorities.
Check out some highlights from the list of approved leaders below.
Europe
Among the Europeans currently on the official list is Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Rebelo traveled to Brazil after meeting with Lula in Lisbon in November after the elections.
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Spanish King Felipe VI also confirmed their participation.
The Spanish monarch ascended the throne in 2014 after her father, King Juan Carlos, abdicated following some adultery scandals and questionable money receipts.
It was decided to represent England, France and the European Union (EU) with special envoys.
British Ambassador Thérèse Coffey, Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She has already met with members of Lula’s transition team during COP-27 in Egypt.
Argentina
Argentine President Alberto Fernández was one of the first to make his presence public at the inauguration ceremony.
Peronist must have been one of Lula’s main international allies at the start of his term. The first official commitment of the incoming president after his victory at the polls was the meeting with Fernández in São Paulo the day after the second round.
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United States of America
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will not attend the event.
The White House named three envoys in their place: Home Secretary Deb Haaland, Brasilia Embassy chargé d’affaires Douglas Koneff, and Juan Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council.
Chinese
China will send Vice President Wang Qishan to lead the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony.
Foreign Minister Wang Wenbin said that diplomacy between the two countries is strategic.
“Vice President Wang Qishan’s visit to Brazil as President Xi Jinping’s special envoy for the inauguration ceremony of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva demonstrates the great importance China attaches to Brazil and our bilateral relations,” Wenbin said. .
Russia and Ukraine
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Despite the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the two countries have confirmed that they will send representatives to Brazil, according to the transition team.
While the Ukrainian government confirmed the presence of a deputy minister, the Kremlin decided to send Valentina Matvienko (equivalent to the head of the Senate in Brazil), head of the Council of the Russian Federation.
– This text was originally published at https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-64122354.
source: Noticias
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