Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Brazil, South America’s largest country, from Lima, Peru, for his official visit and to attend the Group of 20 Summit 2024, where Malaysia is a guest country. The special flight touched down at Rio De Janeiro’s Galeão Air Force Base here at 10.24pm, November 16 in Brazil . Anwar is here on the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The Prime Minister would also participate in the first oil celebration of Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings Bhd’s floating, production storage, and offloading unit, Maria Quitéria, which achieved its first oil production on Oct 15, 2024. Malaysia, along with 16 other countries, including Chile, Qatar, Egypt, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, are guest countries for the G20 Summit. Anwar’s visit was made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.