Last week, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended the G7 Summit in Italy as one of several leaders invited for so-called outreach meetings.
The heads of Algeria, Argentina, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates were also present.
Hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the annual meeting of the world’s wealthiest and most consolidated democracies saw an expanded list of invitees beyond the traditional G7 members, reflecting a desire to broaden the summit’s engagement with global leaders.
Perhaps inspired by the gathering, Lula has made a point of stressing that Brazil’s economy could once again be in the top six worldwide by the end of his term. It is currently expected to be the eighth-largest economy in the world this year.
Lula participated actively in discussions on various critical issues. He emphasized the importance of addressing challenges such as climate change, economic security, global governance, sustainable development, and artificial intelligence. Unlike his predecessor, who never seemed comfortable in large international forums, Lula thrives in such settings.
This was his eighth G7 summit, and he relished Brazil’s renewed global relevance. “It seems to me that in this first quarter of the 21st century, people are realizing that the way things were organized after World War II has stopped working, including...
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