Brazil will host a regional summit

Brazilian President holds a bilateral meeting with his Peruvian counterpart, on the eve of a summit of the eight-nation Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization in Brazil. Brazilian President will host a regional summit next week , as leaders of the countries that share the Amazon seek a roadmap to save the world's biggest rainforest.

The meeting will serve as something of a dress rehearsal for the COP30 UN climate talks, which the city will also host in 2025.Leaders will discuss strategies to fight deforestation and organized crime, and seek sustainable development for the region, home to 50 million people including hundreds of Indigenous groups seen as crucial to protecting the forest. The summit will conclude with a joint declaration, said Brazilian foreign ministry official.