Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a G20 summit in Rio by launching an alliance to curb world hunger, which he called a “scourge that shames humanity.”
The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty marks an early summit success for left-wing Lula, with a total of 81 countries signing on to it.
Argentina was the only one of the 19 countries in the G20 not to sign on to the initiative.
Its participation was still “under negotiation,” a Brazilian government source said.
The charity Oxfam said the global alliance “could be a turning point in the battle against hunger and extreme poverty” but urged the initiative to go further by instituting changes in agriculture, supporting land rights and confronting “the weaponization of hunger.”
The decision not to join by Argentina — led by right-wing President Javier Milei, a big fan of Donald Trump — deepened a political gap …