Appointed to command the Central Bank, he was in the Caribbean country for an economic event and stayed until the arrival of the Brazilian president
The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) met this Monday (September 30, 2024) with the director of Monetary Policy at the Central Bank, Gabriel Galípolo, in Mexico City, where he is attending the inauguration of the new president of the Caribbean country, Claudia Sheinbaum (Morena – National Regeneration Movement, center-left).
Galípolo arrived in the Mexican capital on September 25th for meetings with representatives from Bis (Bank for International Settlements) and CGDO (Consultative Group of Directors of Operations), which were held until September 27th. The economist spent the weekend in Mexico waiting for Lula, who arrived on Sunday (September 29, 2024). According to the Power360 As it turned out, the president asked Galípolo to stay in the country and wait for him.
On Monday morning, the two met at the hotel where the president is staying. Galípolo attended the meeting that Lula had with members of the traditional Mexican Cárdenas family, with whom he has been friends for decades. Afterwards, the director of the Central Bank attended the Mexico-Brazil Business Forum, held on the Brazilian side by Apex-Brasil. Lula spoke at the event.
Galípolo was appointed to command the Central Bank on August 28th and should have his name evaluated by the Senate on October 8th. If approved by the senators, he will take command of the monetary authority in January 2025.
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