US EditionBrazil Rebuts UN Complaint About COP30 Security, but Boosts Presence
Brazil denied UN security breach claims at COP30 and increased personnel, expanded buffer zones, and improved facilities in response to a protest intrusion, officials said.
- Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, criticized Brazil's security personnel for failing to act when Indigenous protesters entered COP30.
- In response, Brazil said internal security was the UN's responsibility, but increased security, barriers, and air conditioning to address concerns.
- Lula defended hosting COP30 in Belem to showcase the Amazon's climate change role, saying 'It is a non-issue now. The issues related to that have been secured.
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Order, Credibility, And Capital: What COP30’s Glitches Reveal About Brazil
A protest breach of COP30’s credential-only Blue Zone in Belém on November 11 forced a brief lockdown and triggered a sharp letter from UN climate chief Simon Stiell the next day. His note pressed Brasília to fix basic issues—security lapses, overheated pavilions, patchy air-conditioning, water leaks—at a summit meant to showcase competence and delivery. Brazil […]
Protesters blocked the main entrance to the COP30 climate conference and an adjacent street in Belem, Brazil.
COP30: The natives are restless
Some real fireworks kicked off yesterday evening when an irate crew of 50 to 100 Tupinambá warriors — some decked out in their striking traditional feathers and body paint — stormed the Blue Zone like it was the Alamo. These aren't your Hollywood stereotypes of eco-warriors glued to trees. Rather, they're proud, resilient people who
Some 100 indigenous protesters peacefully blocked Friday morning the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference headquarters on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon. The stalemate ended after a long discussion, when the president of the event held the baby of one of the protesters in his arms.
Dozens of indigenous protesters blocked the entrance to the COP30 climate summit site on the morning of Friday, November 14, staging a sit-in protest, resulting in some delegates…More...
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