# Lula heads to COP31 without Brazil's congressional leaders

> President Lula travels to Turkey for the UN climate conference with ministers and ambassadors, but the heads of Brazil's Congress declined to join him.
- Title: Lula heads to COP31 without Brazil's congressional leaders
- Summary: President Lula travels to Turkey for the UN climate conference with ministers and ambassadors, but the heads of Brazil's Congress declined to join him.
- Keywords: lula, cop31, brazil congress, hugo motta, davi alcolumbre, climate conference, brazil, Folha de S.Paulo
- Source: Folha de S.Paulo — https://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online//rss091/*https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2026/11/lula-travels-to-cop-with-ministers-and-ambassadors-but-without-brazilian-congressional-leaders.shtml
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:05:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lula, cop31, brazil congress, hugo motta, davi alcolumbre, climate conference, brazil, news, politics
## Lula departs for COP31 without Congress leaders
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva departed on Monday, November ninth for COP31, the United Nations climate conference in Turkey. He travelled with ministers and ambassadors but without Brazil's congressional leaders.
## Lula invited Congress presidents but they declined
Lula had invited Hugo Motta, president of the Chamber of Deputies, and Davi Alcolumbre, president of the Senate, to accompany him.
## Both leaders cite scheduling conflicts at home
Motta said he could not spend a week away from Brasília, needing to coordinate his reelection efforts and manage tight voting schedules through year end.
## Key takeaway

Brazilian President Lula departed for COP31 in Turkey on November ninth without the presidents of Congress, who cited scheduling conflicts and political obligations at home.