Belém is preparing to host an intense program of popular activities between November 12 and 16, during the People’s Summit. The schedule was presented at a press conference held at the People’s Summit House in Belém and detailed by Beatriz Moreira, from the Summit’s operational secretariat, who explained how the event days will be organized.
The opening of the People’s Summit takes place on Wednesday, November 12, early in the morning, with a large boat demonstration. The activity, defined as a manifesto carried out by boats, begins at 9 a.m., departing from the Federal University of Pará and other ports along Belém’s waterfront. Throughout the route, messages will be shared about the response of the waters and the confluence of nature, reaffirming the Amazonian and popular character of the gathering.
The boat demonstration symbolizes the central role of rivers in city life. Marked by its insular character and the presence of islands and waterways, Belém celebrates the river as a structuring element of a People’s Summit held in the Amazon. In the evening, the program continues with the official opening ceremony and cultural activities.
November 13 and 14 concentrate the core of the political agenda. In the mornings, major plenaries organized around the Summit’s convergence axes take place. In the afternoons, the so-called “interlinked activities” are held, a set of parallel actions collectively built by various organizations, in direct dialogue with the axes and based on collaborative processes.
In the late afternoon and early evening of November 14, the synthesis plenary will take place, dedicated to systematizing the People’s Declaration, also known as the People’s Treaty. The document brings together the political positions built throughout the Summit and must be finalized and translated to circulate across different time zones, enabling simultaneous mobilizations in various parts of the world.
November 15 will be marked by the Global Day of Action. In Belém, the mobilization will take the form of a large popular march. The gathering is scheduled for 8 a.m. at the São Brás Market. From there, the route follows José Bonifácio and Duque de Caxias avenues, continues along Travessa Lomas Valentinas, and ends at Aldeia Cabana, covering approximately four kilometers. The organization reported that the route is being presented and discussed with authorities and security forces, reinforcing the importance of everyone being aware of the meeting point and time.
The People’s Summit concludes on Saturday, November 16. In the morning, a ceremony is planned with a public hearing involving the COP presidency and other authorities, for the formal delivery of the People’s Declaration. According to the organizers, the act symbolizes the political outcome of the process and the demand that decision-makers receive, directly in the Amazon territory, the call built by the peoples. In the afternoon, the program concludes with the Banquet, a collective activity that marks the closing of the Summit through sharing, coexistence, and celebration of the struggle.