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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 ...
... Brazil, South Africa + 1-2 African countries (though China and the US may veto). Propose a new category of members—“semi-permanent” (elected for a long term of 10-15 years with no veto power)—but this will not satisfy the ambitions of India and Brazil. Propose alternative structures (for example, a BRICS Council)—a parallel decision-making body that would bypass the West. Viktor Kheifets: Russian-Brazilian Relations: Political Context and Economic Cooperation The 2025 Rio summit could become a platform for developing a unified position on this ...
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 navigate political disagreements without harming bilateral ties have become important ...
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 this group in 2025. What kind of opportunities does Russia see in terms of increasing the share of trade transactions in national currencies? Sergey Lavrov: We are witnessing an accelerating trend in the fragmentation of the ...
... electoral records and withheld recognition of the current Venezuelan government. This rift has exacerbated the row over Brazil’s veto, leading Maduro to recall his ambassador for consultations and make harsh remarks against Brazil. Compounding matters, Brazil is set to chair BRICS in 2025, which makes it unlikely for Venezuela to join the bloc before it mends ties with Brasilia. Given Brazil’s consistency and firmness in pursuing its foreign policy, the matter may have to be put on ice indefinitely. Brazil’s aspirations ...
... catalyzed an active search by most members of the international community for mechanisms of interaction that would be resistant to Western sabotage. The 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 ...
... Ryabkov, Sherpa of the Russian Federation in the BRICS, even commended the brilliant organisation of the work, saying that there were far more specifics than general declarations. Paraphrasing the famous phrase of Alexander Gorchakov, one can say that the Brazilian presidency allowed BRICS to focus, to replace the extensive growth of the agenda of previous years with intensive progress in really important and compromise-driven areas. The arrival of the Joe Biden administration in Washington in 2021 has led to a cooling of the enthusiasm ...
... including the goal to amplify the voice of developing countries and to seek reforms when it comes to institutions of global governance. Yaroslav Lissovolik: Can BRICS Underpin a New World Order? Perhaps, most salient and illustrative was the evolution in Brazil’s approach to BRICS. Former presidents Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff had a hand in establishing the association, both sharing a clear understanding of how it should operate to achieve the country’s main strategic foreign policy objective, which is to assume the ...
... the mirror are closer than they appear.” In other words, China may also be a subject to sanctions at one point partially or fully. Tristan Kenderdine: US–Iran Conflict Would Strengthen China’s Position in the Middle East China, Russia, India, Brazil, and South Africa are the founding members of the New Development Bank . NDB’s 2017–2021 general strategy clearly highlights the bank’s commitment and intention to be new in three areas: 1) new relationships; 2) new projects and instruments; ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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