While there were seven long holidays in 2023, there would only be three in 2024. However, the locals are in for a pleasant surprise. Due to the meeting of the G20, scheduled for November in the city, the 18th (Monday) and 19th (Tuesday) were officially declared local holidays. This measure extends the blocking period day of the Republicon November 15th (Friday), until the Christmas holidays Black Consciousness, on November 20 (Wednesday). The main goal is to reduce traffic on the streets at a time of great concentration of world leaders in the city.
The G20 event will bring together the world's 19 largest economies European Union and that African Union. World leaders expected to attend include the US president Joe Biden and the Russian Wladimir Putin, which requires a strict security system. Details about the number of police officers involved and the involvement of the Bundeswehr are still being clarified. However, according to reports from the newspaper O Globo, there is the possibility of establishing 24hour nofly zones Museum of Modern Art (MAM)Location of the summit of heads of state and government on November 18 and 19, including the possible blockade of Santos Dumont Airport and the additional mobilization of agents of the Federal Police.
While MAM will serve as the main venue for meetings of heads of state, the Press Committee will be based in Vivo RioSupport offices for the delegations will be set up in Marina da Glória. The focus of the G20 activities will be Flamengo Parkfor the official agendas and in the Portuary zonewhere civil society representatives will discuss issues such as the environment, youth and sustainable development Museum of Tomorrow and in warehouses, starting November 15th. The results of these meetings will be presented as proposals at the summit of heads of state. Receptions and events are also planned Itamaraty PalaceAt the centerand so forth Casa FirjanIn Botafogo.
Established in 1999, the aim of the G20 is to discuss issues related to the global economy, free trade agreements and the search for economic balance in the face of increasing globalization. The group, which originally consisted of finance ministers and central bank directors, was expanded to include additional leaders Condition it's from Government after the 2008 financial crisis. In the case of Brazilthe president Lula The focus of the discussion was the fight against inequality, the energy transition and the reform of global governance systems.
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