{"id":359087,"date":"2023-12-02T19:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/lula-says-brazil-will-join-opec\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T20:08:09","slug":"lula-says-brazil-will-join-opec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/lula-says-brazil-will-join-opec\/","title":{"rendered":"Lula says Brazil will join OPEC+"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai \u2013 \u201cBrazil will not join OPEC, Brazil will join OPEC+,\u201d Lula said in a meeting with civil society members on Saturday (2) at the UN climate talks COP28 in Dubai. He compared the Brazilian participation in the world\u2019s biggest oil cartel to its participation in the Group of Seven for the world\u2019s major industrialized countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like me participating in G7. I\u2019ve been part of G7 since I won the presidency. In fact, I’m the only president that has participated in all G7 meetings. I go there, I listen, and I only talk after they take a decision, and then I leave. I don\u2019t interfere,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Lula believes it\u2019s important to participate in OPEC+ \u201cbecause we need to convince the oil-producing countries that they need to prepare to reduce fossil fuels\u201d and invest in the energy transition, with renewable energy production.<\/p>\n

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Moussa Faki Mahamat, of the African Union, in bilateral meeting with Lula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAnd preparing means taking advantage of the money they make from oil and making investments, so that a large continent like Latin America can produce the renewable fuels they need, particularly with green hydrogen,\u201d said the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf an alternative is not created, we won\u2019t be able to say that we will end fossil fuels,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lula spoke again of Brazil at the leading edge of the energy transition and green power. \u201cThis country will be unstoppable in these energy transition talks,\u201d he said. He said that 90% of the energy used in Brazil is renewable. \u201cWhat country has that? What country has 27% of ethanol in its gasoline, reaching up to 30-100%? What country has a biodiesel policy like ours? Ending up some fossil fuels is a desire but a struggle, too. First to overcome the technological obstacles, then to have enough income,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that the growth acceleration plan, known as PAC, will have a package of nearly BRL 160 billion (USD 33 billion) to strengthen the renewable energy industry. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m joined here by [Brazil\u2019s finance minister Fernando] Haddad and [Lula\u2019s chief of staff] Rui Costa, to talk to those who have the money to invest in renewable energy. If you want to gain, then help us produce renewable fuel. Help us invest in wind power, help us invest in solar power, make green fuel, plant sugarcane to produce ethanol. So, that the alternative does exist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Presidents of Cuba, the UAE, and Brazil<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last Friday, Petrobras president Jean Paul Prates told Bloomberg that the oil explorer is considering opening a Gulf unit to strengthen OPEC+ ties.<\/p>\n

Lula participated in bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron. Then, at a press conference, the French president said he opposes the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement, as its is an old agreement. In response, the Brazilian president said each country has the right to have a position.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he has the right to oppose the agreement\u2026 France has always been the hardest country to make an agreement with because France is very protectionist. This isn\u2019t the position of the EU, which thinks otherwise,\u201d he responded. Next week the Mercosur Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

In the bilateral meeting, Macron accepted the invitation to visit Brazil, which was scheduled to March 27, 2024. They held talks on the EU-Mercosur agreement and strengthening Brazil-France ties in defense, culture and climate.<\/p>\n

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Event on Forests featured Lula, Silva, and Al Jaber<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lula also participated in the Event on Forests: Protecting Nature for the Climate, Lives and Subsistence that feature Brazil\u2019s environment and climate change minister Marina Silva and COP president Sultan Al Jaber.<\/p>\n

Another bilateral meeting was with African Union chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, who said all Africans celebrated the victory of Lula as a comeback of Brazil-Africa relations and invited Brazil\u2019s president to the meeting of the African Union on February 17 and 18 next year. Lula said yes.<\/p>\n

Chadian former foreign minister Mahamat and Lula talked about the shared cultural identity between Brazil and Africa and agreed about the urgent need to reform global governance institutions.<\/p>\n

Lula also participated in the G77+China summit and a bilateral meeting with Cuba\u2019s President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, as well as a dinner party in celebration of the United Arab Emirates National Day a the Jubilee Park in the Expo City.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s president will travel on Sunday to Berlin, Germany, on an official visit.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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