By Lisandra Paraguassu and 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.

The strike, which began on Monday, has added fresh woes to Brazil’s efforts to organize the summit known as COP30.

High demand and soaring hotel prices in Belem have dampened the mood, with several country delegations and civil society gr

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