The President of the United States, Joe Biden, landed this Sunday, November 17, in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the first visit to the Amazon by a sitting U.S. president, prior to his participation on Monday and Tuesday in the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. teleSUR
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00:00And U.S. President Joe Biden landed on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro to participate in the G20 Summit.
00:05Biden arrived accompanied by the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The head of state
00:09announced that the U.S. will raise to 100 million U.S. dollars its contribution to the Amazon Fund,
00:15an initiative promoted by Lula Silva. This amount is less than the 500 million committed
00:20in 2023 by Washington over five years. The event will focus on the fight against the
00:25climate crisis and the conservation of the biodiversity of natural treasures.
00:29In total, delegations from 42 countries will be present at the summit,
00:34according to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Silva.