On Wednesday, June 14th, Mayor Eduardo Paes announced the creation of the Municipal Organization Committee for the G20, a coordinating body directly linked to the Mayor's Office. The Rio G20 Committee will be responsible for coordinating municipal activities and events related to Brazil's presidency of the G20 – starting from December 1st, 2023 – and the summit meeting of the economic group, which will take place in Rio. The gathering of heads of state and government is scheduled for November 18th and 19th, 2024. High-level preparatory meetings will be held throughout the year with the participation of state ministers, think tanks, and civil society members from member countries.
The Rio G20 Committee will be chaired by Lucas Padilha, Chief of Staff of the Civil Office and former Municipal Secretary of Environment, and will comprise members from municipal public administration bodies. The committee will organize and participate in events, forums, working groups, and commissions involving civil society organizations, international bodies, city networks, and other national and international government spheres within the G20 framework. The Rio G20 will be responsible for developing a calendar of events and initiatives in the city from December 2023 to December 2024.
The 2022 G20 Rio de Janeiro Summit solidifies Rio as a natural hub for decisive international events governing global governance, advancing the legacy of the RIO-92 and Rio+20 conferences, which established global governance for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
The G20 was created in 1999 as a strategic coordination meeting among finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's 20 largest economies. Since 2008, as a response to the global financial crisis, the G20 annually holds summits with the participation of heads of state and government. Since then, the group has consolidated as a high-level multilateral forum addressing common challenges such as climate transition, value chains, poverty alleviation, and industrialization in Global South countries.
G20 members represent approximately 85% of global GDP, over 75% of global trade, and around two-thirds of the world's population. The group consists of Brazil, South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, South Korea, the United States, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, and the European Union. The group is currently led by India, which will host the Delhi Summit in September. As of December 1st, Brazil will assume the G20 presidency for the first time.
