The decision was made this past weekend in São Paulo, Brazil, during the 26th General Assembly of the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas (FPVA), which brings together 11 full member parties from the region (Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela), plus two observer groups (the Green Party of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina and the Green Party of Quebec in Canada). Delegations from Africa and Europe also attended the meeting.
The other two elected co-presidents are Aluízio Leite of the Green Party of Brazil and Jaime Navarro Wolff of the Green Alliance of Colombia.
Katherine Quiroz holds a degree in Political and Administrative Sciences from the University of Concepción. The Regionalist Green Social Federation (FREVS) is the only Chilean political party that is a member of the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas and Global Greens.
FREVS
The opening ceremony, held in the Main Hall of São Paulo City Hall, emphasized the defense of democracy, climate justice, and international cooperation. In this regard, the president of Global Greens, Bodil Valero, highlighted the strategic importance of multilateral collaboration. She stated: “The Americas have a fundamental role to play in the ecological and democratic reconstruction of the planet. What is being built here is a political alliance for life.”
Against the backdrop of COP30, Green parties across the Americas formulated proposals aimed at promoting effective measures against the climate crisis—from reducing pollution to protecting forests—and expanding civil society participation in environmental decisions.
In this regard, one of the assembly’s highlights was the launch, within the framework of COP30, of the “Belém Charter – For a Living Amazon and a Just Planet,” a document prepared by the Herbert Daniel Green Foundation based on consultations in states such as Pará, Minas Gerais, and Bahia. The text brings together commitments to climate action and social justice, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, international financing, and strengthening women’s leadership in environmental policies.
Chilean leader Katherine Quiroz González, representative of the Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS)
The assembly also included a session dedicated to integration among Green party foundations, focusing on technical cooperation, political training, and the exchange of experiences between countries.
The São Paulo meeting is considered a milestone in consolidating an international alliance among parties and movements committed to a democratic, inclusive, and sustainable ecological transition.
Global Greens was formed in 2001 at the First World Green Congress. It is coordinated by a 12-member steering committee called the Global Greens Coordination, composed of nominated representatives from each of the four regional federations. Each member party is affiliated with one of four regional green federations: Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.
