Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s travel to Peru and Brazil

Washington, November 7, 2024: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Lima, Peru from November 14-16 to meet with President Dina Boluarte to reinforce the strong U.S.-Peru bilateral relationship and participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where he will highlight U.S. economic leadership and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.

President Biden will then travel to Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 17-19. While in Manaus, President Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest to engage with local, indigenous, and other leaders working to preserve and protect this critical ecosystem, the first such visit of a sitting U.S. President. In Rio de Janeiro, President Biden will meet with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the margins of the G20 and reinforce U.S. leadership on workers’ rights and clean economic growth. During the G20, President Biden will demonstrate the strong value proposition of the United States to developing countries and lead the G20 to work together to address shared global challenges like hunger and poverty, climate change, health threats, and developing country debt burdens.

By U.S. Mission Brazil | 7 November, 2024 | Topics: Embassy, News, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities