Researcher at the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio, Pedro Silva, took part in the Mapa Mundi program on SBT News
The researcher at the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio, Pedro Silva, took part in the Mapa Mundi program on SBT News, discussing Donald Trump’s tariff hike and the recent increase in tariffs...

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🇨🇳🇧🇷In a phone conversation on Tuesday Xi told Lula that China backs the Brazilian people in defending their national sovereignty and supports Brazil in safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests.

Xi called BRICS a key platform for building consensus in the Global South and said China is ready to work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major Global South nations, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.

All countries should unite in resolutely fighting unilateralism and protectionism, he said.

China and Brazil pledged to enhance coordination within BRICS and the G20 to oppose unilateral bullying practices. Xi described China-Brazil relations as being at their peak in history, according to Xinhua.

The phone call came days after US tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50 percent and before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday.

Beyond political cooperation, Xi and Lula focused on growing business potential between Brazil and China.
The Brazilian presidency underlined that both leaders showed a willingness to explore new areas of economic cooperation while expanding on existing strong trade flows.

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the partnership, with China being the world’s top importer of soybeans, most of which are from Brazil.

Brazilian coffee exporters have recently strengthened their position in the Chinese market, owing in part to tariffs imposed by the US.

With the global economic climate becoming more confined by tariff walls and trade tensions, both leaders seem determined to harness their partnership to reinforce market access, advance South–South cooperation, and broaden the political influence of BRICS. @LauraRuHK

🌐 Global South cyber forum to focus on ‘non-Western’ models – organizers
Equatorial Guinea will host a forum on cybersecurity, AI, and financial cooperation for Global South nations Read Full Article at RT.com
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🌐 Indian and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Moscow
S. Jaishankar is expected to discuss key bilateral issues with Sergey Lavrov Read Full Article at RT.com
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Is America already preparing for China's political transformation?

This comprehensive analysis reveals the strategic moves that could reshape the world order. 🌍⚡️

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Pepe Escobar & Nima: Putin RALLIES BRICS for a Showdown as Trump Turns Up the Heat in Alaska!
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🌐 Why both sides want the Putin-Trump Alaska summit to succeed
The Russia-US summit could reshape the Ukraine war – and leave Europe watching from the sidelines Read Full Article at RT.com
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Selection process for an internship at the LACID, of the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio
Applications are now open for one internship position at the Laboratory for International Cooperation and Financing for Development (LACID), part of the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio, for undergraduate students at the...

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Nem irrelevante, nem salvador: o Brics em tempos de Donald Trump (Estadão)
Visão binária sobre o grupo ignora que ele tem alguma utilidade, mas com claros limites — e que o Brasil precisa apostar no multialinhamento.

 

O retorno de Donald Trump à Casa Branca teve um efeito inesperado: dar novo fôlego ao Brics. O presidente americano, com sua retórica errática, tarifas punitivas, ameaças contra o grupo e disposição de interferir na política interna de países do bloco — acima de todos, Brasil e África do Sul — reforçou a necessidade de diversificar parcerias e...  Read more »

🌐 Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Meets a Multipolar Hemisphere
A recent article published in The Hill celebrated the revival of the Monroe Doctrine under Donald Trump by suggesting that U.S. pressure is displacing China from Latin America. But this view misreads... Read more →

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Bear, Dragon, Elephant, Toucan, Nightingale stare down Goldfinger
Of course it’s all about Alaska. Here’s what’s in play. But it’s the shadowplay that’s even more exciting.

By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.

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🌐 Chinese foreign minister to meet top Modi adviser in New Delhi
Wang Yi and India’s national security adviser are expected to hold the latest round of border negotiations Read Full Article at RT.com
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Minister Maropene Ramokgopa: Business Leadership South Africa Reform Tracker Launch
Minister Maropene Ramokgopa: Business Leadership South Africa Reform Tracker Launch
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Remarks by Ms Maropene Ramokgopa, Minister in The Presidency for  Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, at Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Reform Tracker Launch
Venue: Old Mutual Auditorium, 107 Rivonia Road, Sandton
Programme Director, Mr Stephen Grootes,
Deputy Minister of Finance, Honourable Mr Ashor Sarupen,
Deputy Chairperso...  Read more »

‘Africa’s voice is growing stronger’: Interview with the head of the Department of African States of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russia operates in Africa without diktat or hidden conditions, Anatoly Bashkin, director of the Department of African States to the South of Sahara of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told African Initiative. In an interview, he spoke about Moscow’s special relations with the Confederation of Sahel States and Russia’s position on the crises in Sudan and the DRC, about reforming the UN Security Council in the interests of Africans and the politicisation of th...  Read more »

🌐 Indian farmers call for boycott of US products
Agriculturalists oppose Washington’s demands for American food and dairy products be exempted from tariffs in India Read Full Article at RT.com
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A quiet but huge Tariff pushback
This tariff pushback is only growing and the Global South Countries, specifically BRICS countries are leading. At the next SCO meeting, we will see a continuation. There are many methods. This is a short video from China to explain exactly what happened to Brazil with their sky high tariff loading on coffee. Brazil produces and sells, and China makes it easy. China has just bought Brazil’s coffee production in full.

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Students from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritania to take part in GITIS internship in Russia
Students from BRICS+ countries, including South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritania, will take part in an internship at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS, to be held in Moscow from 26 August to 3 October. The news was announced by Sergey Orlov, Deputy Executive Director of the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund, at a press conference at TASS.

Orlov said that the first internship for young actors took place in 2024, with 12 participants from eight countries, including Sout...  Read more »