The foreign ministers of the countries that make up the BRICs expressed on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro their rejection of the “resurgence of commercial protectionism” of an “unjustified” nature from the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House. They warned in turn that “these measures They cause disturbances In the world supply chain and contribute more uncertainty to the world economy. “ China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and India, According to Brazilian Chancellor Mauro Vieira. Between the words and the facts, a gap was opened. The document will only be formally public in July when the presidents of the countries that integrate it meet again in Brazilian territory. His postponement was understood as a lack of agreements within that space. It remains, as you see, The “open path” To polish the differences.
“The BRICs recognize the strategic and legitimate economic and security interests of each member, both in their respective regions and globally. This is part of our contribution to a fair distribution of power in global affairs, which is essential to achieve peace, development and sustainability. Presidency of space.
The summit has taken place in the middle of the Strong friction between Beijing and Washington. The BRICs represent about 40 % of the world’s population and more than 25 % of world GDP. Its intention is to expand its membership in order to have greater economic weight at the global level to deal with the measures taken by the United States. The foreign ministers defended The importance of using local currencies in commercial and financial transactions among the members of the block within the framework of a process tending to leave the dollar. The text also ensures that the ministers promised to strengthen the World Trade Organization (WTO) for being “the only institution with the necessary mandate to establish the rules of the multilateral trade system.”
The UN Security Council
Brazil hoped to obtain the group support for their aspirations to occupy a permanent place in the UN Security Council. But that site is also desired by India and South Africa, two of the founders of the BRICs. According to the Paulista ‘Folha’ newspaper, the claim of the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva collided with the opposition of Egypt and Ethiopia, countries that joined the group last year, along with United Arab Emirates, Iran, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Despite the internal dissidents at this point, the BRICs claimed a “Reforma Integral de la Him” to “make it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient.”
The appointment of Rio de Janeiro was attended by the foreign ministers of China and Russia, Wang Yi, and the Russian Serguéi Lavrovamong others. Vladimir Putin’s envoy expressed in a press conference his disagreement with a Ukraine proposal of a 30 -day fire. Lavrov said that the Russian proposal of three days of suspension, which will coincide with the celebration of Victory Day in World War II, between May 8 and 10, could be considered the factual start of the direct dialogue with kyiv to end the conflict. He also assured that the process of approaching Washington, initiated after Trump’s re -election, is regularly communicating to the BRICS partners, without offering more details.
Brazilian diplomacy was the most active in raising the need to end the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Brazil asked the International Court of Justice (CIJ) to declare the blockade imposed by Israel illegal, waiting “that the court recognizes” that all systematic measures adopted by the government of Binyamine Netanyahu To prevent or hinder the presence and activities of the UN, other international organizations and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory, “They violate not only the Palestinian right to self -determination, but also other fundamental obligations under international law.”
