The meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took place on the eve of the Santa Marta Conference and reinforced the importance of the voice of faith communities in international climate debates.
BRASÍLIA, April 6, 2026 — The Laudato Si’ Movement held a meeting this Monday, April 6, with Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brasília to discuss climate justice, a just transition, and international cooperation within the context of ongoing processes in the global climate agenda.
The meeting was attended by Eduardo Nischespois and Igor Bastos from the Laudato Si’ Movement, and Fray Rodrigo Péret from the Franciscan Action for Ecology and Solidarity (AFES).
During the meeting, the ambassador was presented with the Manifesto of the Churches of the Global South for Our Common Home, a document that expresses a shared ecclesial position on climate justice, a transition beyond fossil fuels, international cooperation, and the protection of the most vulnerable communities. The text aims to contribute to public debate and multilateral processes from an ethical, pastoral, and international perspective.
In addition to the Manifesto, the Declaration of the Churches of the Global South was also delivered—developed by ecclesial representatives from different regions of the Global South to affirm a common position in the face of the climate crisis—as well as the Catholic Theological Reflection on the proposal for a transition beyond fossil fuels, a supporting document that brings together moral and theological foundations for the Church’s reflection on the urgency of overcoming dependence on fossil fuels.
The meeting took place on the eve of the Santa Marta Conference, a process that has gained relevance in discussions on the transition beyond fossil fuels, and during the development of the Roadmap proposed by the Brazilian government for the international climate agenda. In this context, the meeting also reinforced the importance of the contribution of faith communities to multilateral debates, especially given the need for more ambitious, equitable responses centered on the dignity of the populations most affected by the climate crisis.
For the Laudato Si’ Movement, the meeting represents another step in the effort to bring the Church’s ethical and pastoral reflection closer to spaces of decision-making and international political dialogue, reaffirming the role of the prophetic voice of faith communities in promoting climate justice and a just transition.
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