Key facts
- Lula said in an Instagram post that Brazil is setting an example in environmental preservation and energy transition.
- The leaders' summit is scheduled for November 11 and 12, according to G1.
- Lula is to hand the COP presidency to Turkey and Australia after Brazil hosted the 2025 conference in Belem.
- Senate president Davi Alcolumbre and Chamber of Deputies president Hugo Motta were invited but did not join the trip.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew to Turkey on Monday, November 9, 2026, to attend COP31, his first international trip since his re-election two weeks ago. The UN climate conference runs in the Turkish city of Antalya from November 9 to 20.
Lula said in an Instagram post that Brazil would show the world how it is setting an example in environmental preservation and energy transition. G1 reported that he was due to arrive in Turkey on the evening of November 9, with Tuesday, November 10, reserved for preparation and possible bilateral meetings not yet defined. The leaders' summit is scheduled for November 11 and 12.
The Brazilian delegation that left Brasilia on Monday morning included Environment and Climate Change Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco, Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Andre de Paula, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, ambassador Andre Correa do Lago, president of COP30, and Celso Amorim, special adviser for international affairs, G1 reported. Senate president Davi Alcolumbre and Chamber of Deputies president Hugo Motta were invited but did not travel; Motta said he would stay in Brasilia for the chamber's voting schedule.
At the leaders' summit, Lula is to hand the COP presidency to Turkey and Australia after Brazil hosted the 2025 conference in Belem. At a Friday meeting of the National Council for Energy Policy, he said Brazil would arrive at COP31 with a proposal for the world to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.