On November 6 and 7, the summit “BRICS+ Brazil 2025: Opportunities and Challenges” was held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). The event was organized jointly by the Russia–Latin America Observatory of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas ...
It is possible that at some point we will see a special Brazilian model for solving the problem of “weaponised interdependence”
US President Donald Trump has
imposed new tariffs on Brazil
. They are 40% in addition to the 10% that Washington imposed on all countries
back in early April 2025.
At first ...
... economic apparatus.
As the number of member states continues to grow, questions increasingly arise regarding the principle of consensus decision-making. Some experts question whether the majority principle can be applied in some circumstances, such as Brazil's de facto “veto” of Venezuela's accession to BRICS, while the overwhelming majority did not object to it.
Zhao Huasheng, Andrey Kortunov:
The Kazan BRICS Declaration — a New World Order Manifesto
In a world of uncertainty, the defining ...
The issues on the agenda for Brazil and Russia are strategic for both sides, political coordination, and involve the potential sharing of sensitive technologies
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva undertook a state visit to Russia to take part in the Victory Day commemorations ...
Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Chairman of the BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities, on inter-municipal co-operation of BRICS+ countries
Right now the Brazilian city of Marica is hosting the General Assembly of the BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities. Representatives from more than 10 countries and 30 cities, municipalities and public organisations related to various aspects of urban and ...
Policy Brief # 58 / 2025
Policy Brief # 58 / 2025
Russia’s engagement with Brazil — Moscow’s foremost trading partner in Latin America and a key member of BRICS — stands as a crucial component of Russia’s strategy to foster a multipolar world. Alignment on various items on the international agenda and the ability to ...
On April 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held a roundtable titled "Russia and Brazil in Search of New Forms of Cooperation"
On April 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held a roundtable titled "Russia ...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s written interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo, April 28, 2025
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s written interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo, April 28, 2025
Question: Expanding trade among BRICS countries is one of the objectives for Brazil’s chairmanship in ...
... exploitation of the nation’s natural resources. Bolivia is rich in hydrocarbons, primarily natural gas, and holds the world’s largest lithium deposits, estimated at over 21 million tonnes. While the export of Bolivian hydrocarbons (mainly to neighboring Brazil and Argentina) remains a traditional revenue stream, the lithium industry is a relatively recent addition to the country’s foreign economic priorities. Lithium nationalization in 2008 gave a start to the development of Bolivia’s deposits, but ...
... BRICS experience in this sense is very illustrative. Russia’s trade and economic interaction with BRICS partners has only grown since the large-scale and unprecedented restrictions were imposed on our country. We are reaching record trade levels with Brazil, India and China.
There has been a steady development of the whole range of cooperation in three key areas: politics and security, economy and finance, and humanitarian contacts. The recent examples of practical achievements in BRICS include the ...