Lula will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and will give a speech at the FAO in Rome this Monday.
The president arrives in Rome on Sunday morning, after a stop in Cape Verde.
247 - Next Monday (13), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The meeting, which is part of the president's official agenda in Rome, takes place during his participation in the World Food Forum and meetings of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty. The audience was confirmed by the Holy See, and will take place in the context of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) World Food Week.
According to the Vatican statement, the conversation will cover topics such as food security, combating poverty, social inequality, and international cooperation. These areas are of great interest to both the Brazilian government and the Vatican. This will be Lula's first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, successor to Francis, and the president hopes to strengthen ties between Brazil and the Catholic Church, especially on social issues. Previously, Lula had met with other popes, such as John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis, at different times during their papacies.
fight against hunger
The World Food Forum, promoted by the FAO, opens on Monday. Following that, Lula will participate in a meeting of the Council of Champions of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, which is composed of ministers, government representatives, UN agencies, multilateral banks, and civil society organizations.
Co-chaired by Brazil and Spain, the meeting will take place in a hybrid format and will assess the progress of the initiative since its creation in 2024. The 2025 edition will be marked by a series of commemorative activities and recognition of good practices in food security and sustainable agriculture.
The Global Alliance Against Hunger was established as a proposal from the Brazilian presidency of the G20 to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger, poverty, and reduce inequalities.
The invitation for Lula to participate in the Forum came from the FAO Director-General in July, when the Brazilian president was informed that Brazil had been removed from the Hunger Map.
Lula departed for Italy this Saturday and, after participating in a FAO meeting in Rome, will return to Brazil on Monday night. Upon arriving in Brasília, the president will have an agenda focused on domestic issues, including discussions with the economic team regarding the defeat of the provisional measure on IOF (Tax on Financial Operations), rejected by Congress, and on the next steps for choosing the new minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), following the announcement of Luís Roberto Barroso's retirement.
