Lula says Brazil's participation in OPEC+ is to stop oil producers using fossil fuels

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that Brazil's participation in the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries is to convince nations to transition away from the use of fossil fuels.

Brazil indicated on Thursday that it was on the brink of joining OPEC+, a group of 23 oil-producing countries.