New Trajectories of BRICS Cooperation: Results and Consequences of the Brazil Summit

The article is devoted to the XVII BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025, which took place amid increased international tensions and tariff pressure from the United States. The decisive role of the 2024 summit in Kazan is noted, which emphasized the high status of the BRICS and served as a kind of trigger for expanding cooperation and developing partnerships between the member states. In 2025, Indonesia joined the group as a full member, and 10 more states joined as partner countries. As a result of the Brazilian summit, a Declaration was adopted, which reflected the common positions of the countries on a number of important international issues, the main of which were raised by the author. The document highlights the role of emerging economies in promoting a more equitable international order based on international law. The strengthening of ties and strategic partnership, the growth of mutual investments and mutual settlements in national currencies have been noted between the BRICS countries in recent years, as well as the growing role of the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement contributing to the development and modernization of the BRICS countries. For the first time, attacks in the Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh regions of the Russian Federation are openly condemned and the importance of dialogue for resolving international disputes is emphasized. It is noteworthy that for the first time in the Declaration, several paragraphs are devoted to the development of Artificial Intelligence, which provides ample opportunities to strengthen the influence of developing economies in the international arena. The increase in trade duties for a number of BRICS countries by the United States is criticized as contrary to international law. The extraordinary summit of the group, held on September 8 in an online format, was a kind of reaction to such a policy and showed that the countries are ready to prepare a collective response. The article concludes that the tightening of sanctions by the West may turn into deepening mutual cooperation and even greater cohesion of the BRICS countries.

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