The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, postponed the date of arrival in Brazil for the G20, scheduled for this Saturday (16), and canceled an appointment with President Lula. According to coordinators of the event in Rio de Janeiro, the reason is an outbreak of poisoning occurring in the African country.
Ramaphosa’s participation in the events in Rio de Janeiro is considered symbolic, especially because South Africa is the next president of the bloc. The trend now is that the South African will only arrive in Brazil on Sunday (17), on the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
The South African president would participate alongside Lula, this Saturday, in the closing show of the G20 Social, an initiative by the Brazilian presidency to add non-governmental segments to the group’s debates.
This photo was considered relevant especially because the South African head of state committed to maintaining this structure in the group in 2025.
Outbreak of poisoning
According to widely circulated newspapers in South Africa, the country has recorded an outbreak in cases related to food poisoning, with 441 suspected cases reported in the province of Gauteng, resulting in 23 child deaths since January. In the last few hours, the South African president announced measures to contain the crisis.
There is still no confirmation on what has caused the outbreak, but, according to information being investigated by the authorities, the poisoning has been caused by the ingestion of a chemical compound used in pesticides, which have been applied in the poorest municipalities to contain the spread. proliferation of rats.
Health authorities are still awaiting the results of tests on samples collected from informal stores in poor neighborhoods — known as “spaza shops”.
This content was originally published in Poisoning outbreak makes South African president cancel agenda with Lula on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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