Climate Politics

Lula’s Pledge to Save Amazon Wins Hero’s Welcome at COP27

President-elect wants to host COP30 in an Amazon state in 2025
Speech in Egypt signals Brazil’s U-turn on climate policy

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a discussion about the Amazon Forest at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 16. — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a discussion about the Amazon Forest at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 16.
Photographer: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Image

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By Salma El Wardany, Oliver Crook, and Laura Millan

November 16, 2022 at 10:35 AM UTC

Updated on

November 16, 2022 at 4:44 PM UTC

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Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered to host UN climate talks in the Amazon in 2025, saying that the country will be prioritizing the preservation of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.

Lula, as the politician is known, is on his first international trip since beating President Jair Bolsonaro in elections last month. In contrast to Lula’s position, Bolsonaro weakened protection for the world’s biggest rainforest in favor of economic development.