2023 South American summit

2023 South American summit
*Cumbre Sudamericana de 2023*
2023 South American summit; Cumbre Sudamericana de 2023
Host country	Brazil
Dates	May 30, 2023
Venue(s)	Brasília, Federal District
Participants	Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay; Suriname; Venezuela;

The 2023 South American summit was a summit organized and hosted by the government of Brazil "to deal with the importance of seeking collective solutions in the name of a common destiny and to reposition the region as an important actor on the global stage". The summit was held on May 30, 2023, in the city of Brasília.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Agenda priorities

Brazil has put four agenda priorities for the dialogue:^[1]

Revitalize integration of South America
Repositioning South America on the global stage
Rethinking South America as a region of peace and cooperation
Reactivate UNASUR

List of participants

With the exception of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, all the other South American heads of state attended the event.^[5] Peru was represented by the President of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola.^[6]

Guest		Represented by	Title
Host
	Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	President
Invitees
	Argentina	Alberto Fernández^[1]^[2]	President
	Bolivia	Luis Arce^[1]^[2]	President
	Chile	Gabriel Boric^[1]^[2]	President
	Colombia	Gustavo Petro^[1]^[2]	President
	Ecuador	Guillermo Lasso^[1]^[2]	President
	Guyana	Irfaan Ali^[1]^[2]	President
	Paraguay	Mario Abdo Benítez^[1]^[2]	President
	Peru	Alberto Otárola^[1]^[2]	Prime Minister
	Suriname	Chan Santokhi^[1]^[2]	President
	Uruguay	Luis Lacalle Pou^[1]^[2]	President
	Venezuela	Nicolás Maduro^[1]^[2]	President

Participated leaders

Argentina
Alberto Fernández, President
Bolivia
Luis Arce, President
Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President (Host)
Chile
Gabriel Boric, President
Colombia
Gustavo Petro, President
Ecuador
Guillermo Lasso, President
Guyana
Irfaan Ali, President
Paraguay
Mario Abdo Benítez, President
Suriname
Chan Santokhi, President
Uruguay
Luis Lacalle Pou, President
Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro, President

Outcomes

The Summit issued the Brasilia Consensus,^[7] in which it decided to promote cooperation in the areas of health, food security, disaster prevention and mitigation, infrastructure and logistics, energy, digital transformation, defence and security, combating transnational organized crime and cybersecurity.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Lula convida líderes sul-americanos para 'retiro' em Brasília; presença de Maduro põe em xeque participação" [Lula invites South American leaders to 'retreat' in Brasilia; Maduro's presence calls into question participation]. O Globo (in Portuguese). 27 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Jantar com Fernández: Lula cogita pacote de socorro à Argentina" [Dinner with Fernández: Lula considers rescue package for Argentina]. TV Record (in Portuguese). 1 May 2023.
^ "Lula convida líderes sul-americanos para 'retiro' em Brasília" [Lula invites South American leaders to 'retreat' in Brasilia]. Revista OESTE (in Portuguese). 28 April 2023.
^ "Lula pretende organizar cúpula com presidentes da América do Sul ainda no 1º semestre" [Lula plans to organize a summit with South American presidents in the first half of the year]. CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). 27 April 2023.
^ Martins, Américo (2023-05-29). "Cúpula de líderes da América do Sul será primeiro teste real da política externa". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ Quartucci, Soledad (2023-05-31). "Brasilia Consensus-South American Leaders Bet on Regional Integration". Latina Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ Bridi, Carla; Jeantet, Diane (2023-05-31). "Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ "South American presidents sign Brasília Consensus". Agência Brasil. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ "South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus". MercoPress. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[O_Globo-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Lula convida líderes sul-americanos para 'retiro' em Brasília; presença de Maduro põe em xeque participação" [Lula invites South American leaders to 'retreat' in Brasilia; Maduro's presence calls into question participation]. O Globo (in Portuguese). 27 April 2023.

[Record-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Jantar com Fernández: Lula cogita pacote de socorro à Argentina" [Dinner with Fernández: Lula considers rescue package for Argentina]. TV Record (in Portuguese). 1 May 2023.

[3] "Lula convida líderes sul-americanos para 'retiro' em Brasília" [Lula invites South American leaders to 'retreat' in Brasilia]. Revista OESTE (in Portuguese). 28 April 2023.

[4] "Lula pretende organizar cúpula com presidentes da América do Sul ainda no 1º semestre" [Lula plans to organize a summit with South American presidents in the first half of the year]. CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). 27 April 2023.

[b314-5] Martins, Américo (2023-05-29). "Cúpula de líderes da América do Sul será primeiro teste real da política externa". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[s133-6] Quartucci, Soledad (2023-05-31). "Brasilia Consensus-South American Leaders Bet on Regional Integration". Latina Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[h734-7] Bridi, Carla; Jeantet, Diane (2023-05-31). "Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[h879-8] "South American presidents sign Brasília Consensus". Agência Brasil. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[s383-9] "South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus". MercoPress. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

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