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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a statement that global interest in combating climate change has weakened following COP30. Lula noted that COP30, held a year ago, witnessed the largest public participation in the history of the Amazon region, with the voices of Indigenous peoples, quilombola communities and riverside populations being heard in international negotiations.

Lula stated that negotiating delegations had acknowledged the need to move from rhetoric to action during that period, but said that this enthusiasm had diminished between Belém and Antalya.

Noting that climate change has increasingly disappeared from the speeches and documents of global leaders since the beginning of the year, Lula said that climate concerns have also given way to silence at G7 and G20 meetings, which bring together the world's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

Lula emphasized that discussions have increasingly focused on weapons and tariffs rather than the climate crisis, which affects the lives of future generations.