On Thursday (Nov. 14), Brazil handed over to Russia the pro tempore presidency of the bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa—Brics—after the end of the group’s 11th summit meeting.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked Wednesday (Nov. 13) about Brazil’s interest in deepening cooperation between the two countries in such areas as biofuels, and science and technology.
Brazilian Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes said today (Nov. 13) Brazil must seek to increase integration with the world, and mentioned a number of avenues, like negotiations on free trade with Chine, one of the country’s top trade partners.
A special security scheme was adopted by the Brazilian government to ensure the integrity of people attending the 11th Brics summit meeting. The gathering is slated to take place in Brasília on Wednesday and Thursday (Nov.
What was originally conceived as a nickname given by the financial market gained momentum and became a cooperation mechanism encompassing 3.1 billion people, or 41 percent of the world’s population.