Finance Minister: Brazil's participation in G20 summit a success

After his return from China on Tuesday (Sep. 6),  Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles described Brazil's participation in the G20 summit as a success, adding that investment in Brazil sounds like a great idea overseas. Meirelles was a member o President Michel Temer's entourage in Hangzhou, where the gathering took place.

“Much interest has been raised in investing in Brazil. That is indeed a promising piece of information, as it shows that everyone believes in Brazil's recovery and everyone's ready to consider the idea of investing here. Some countries even plan to further trade negotiations. In short, everything went very well,” he pointed out.

Recovering economy

According to the minister, the Brazilian entourage introduced the main topics supported by the country both the international field—like climate—and fair dealings in commercial relations. “We also explained what the situation facing Brazil today is like and what we have done, as well as what we're proposing: to recover Brazil's economy. Our participation was very important,” he said.

Everyone attending the meetings in China showed interest in what is going on in Brazil, Henrique Meirelles reported. “It went very well, and everybody was very interest in understanding exactly what the situation is and what is happening in the Brazilian economy today,” he stated.

The G20 summit focused on building an innovative, collaborative, and inclusive global economy. During the opening ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping argued that G20 should change from being a discussion forum to an active mechanism.

Translated by Fabrício Ferreira

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