The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, and the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, will participate in the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, starting next week, in an event that takes place in the face of the most complex geopolitical scenario in decades , in the words of the organizers themselves.
The Brazilian delegation also arrives at the event with international actors perplexed by the attacks in Brasília, which had global repercussions. Attention will be focused on the first speeches by members of the new government at an international event, after Lula’s inauguration and vandalism in the federal capital.
In a pre-press conference held with journalists who will cover the event this week, the president of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, highlighted the presence of Brazilian ministers. “Despite the recent terrible events in Brasilia, we will have a strong Brazilian ministerial delegation, headed by the Minister of Finance. We will also have the presence of Marina Silva, back with us, who was once Minister of the Environment and will be Minister again, sending strong signals about the Amazon”, said Brende.
The secretary of International Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, Tatiana Rosito, will also participate in the event.
The economic team confirmed that the Brazilian delegation leaves the country on Sunday, arrives in Davos on Monday (16), and on Tuesday (17) Haddad participates in an intense agenda of bilateral meetings, in addition to a debate on Brazil . On Wednesday (18), the minister has another full day on his agenda, with an open meeting for the press in the morning and another debate on Latin America in the afternoon.
According to the press office at the Treasury, the presence of the Brazilian government was strongly requested in Davos and several invitations to bilateral meetings were received. Requests even increased after the events in Brasilia, with representatives of international organizations and event organizers “shocked” by recent events and seeking to show solidarity with the Brazilian government.
THE CNN it also found out that Haddad will go to the forum to talk about: the package of economic measures released this week; the new fiscal framework; and on tax reform. The guidelines will be addressed at a macro level, for the government to dialogue with the foreign sector about the first steps of the Lula administration.
Marina Silva participates in two debates, one on Wednesday (18) and another on Thursday (19). The first will be about climate change and the second about the Amazon. The event organizers emphasized the minister’s presence and reiterated that the environment theme will be one of the great highlights of the 53rd edition of the forum.
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, will also be in the Swiss Alps, accompanied by the secretary of International Business of the state government, Lucas Ferraz. Brazilian businessmen and bankers such as Luiz Carlos Trabuco, chairman of the board of directors of Bradesco, Milton Maluhy, CEO of Itaú, and Flávio Souza, president of Itaú BBA, will also be present in Davos.
This year’s forum returns to its usual time in mid-January, after being postponed from January to May in 2021 because of Covid-19, which led to lower attendance by authorities last year. The conference starts on Monday (16) and runs until Friday (20).
world in crisis
From the international point of view, attention is turned to geopolitical tensions and discussions about global recession, even though the year started with facts that brought some relief, such as the reopening of China and American inflation apparently close to the peak.
The organizers say that the 53rd edition of the event will take place in the most complex geopolitical and economic scenario in decades, in the face of the crises that affect the largest economies in the world, such as China, the United States and Europe, and the war in Ukraine.
The main theme of the conference will be: “Cooperation in a fragmented world”. Another subject strongly present will be the concern with climate change, in the midst of the storms that flood California and one of the worst energy crises in the history of Europe.
More than 2,700 politicians, executives, investors, bankers and academics will gather in Davos, which takes place again this winter after nearly three years. The conference will have a record attendance of at least 52 heads of state, more than half of them from Europe, and around 300 government ministers.
Newly elected leaders will attend the event for the first time, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is the only leader of the G7 countries who will attend.
Important economic authorities will also be present, such as the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, the director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva. Confirmed among business leaders and bankers are BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, Salesforce Chairman and Co-CEO Marc Benioff and Chairman of Bain & Company, Orit Gadiesh.
Source: CNN Brasil
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