A drone view shows the construction site of Vila dos Lideres (Village of Leaders) of COP30 as workers strike in Belem, Para state, Brazil September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Marx Vasconcelos
BRASILIA/BELÉM (Reuters) - A strike by construction workers in Brazil's Amazonian city of Belem, venue of a global climate summit in November, has partially disrupted work on the Leaders' Village that is due to house dozens of world leaders in just six weeks' time.
"One section of the compound is about 60% halted," said Cleber Rabelo, president of the local construction union, which is calling for a 9.5% increase in monthly wages. "In the other section, we managed to carry out temporary shutdowns," he added.
