US EditionBRICS Leaders Denounce Protectionism, Tariff ‘Blackmail’
BRICS leaders criticized US tariffs causing Brazil's exports to fall 18.5% in August, highlighting risks to global trade and urging support for multilateral trading systems.
- On Monday, leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc met virtually and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, `Tariff blackmail is being normalized as an instrument to conquer markets and interfere in domestic affairs`.
- Damaging U.S. tariffs, including 50 percent levies on Brazilian goods, helped trigger the summit to confront the "intensification of unilateral measures," with Brazil's exports plunging 18.5 percent and South Africa facing a 30 percent tariff.
- The BRICS bloc represents nearly 40 percent of global GDP and almost half the world's population, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipping the meeting and India pressing partners to address a US$99 billion gap with Beijing last year.
- The summit took on a cautious tone as leaders avoided escalation, with Brazil and India seeking to not further enrage President Donald Trump amid a trial verdict expected this week.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called to uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core and reject protectionism as Washington planned a 25% tariff on India from August 1.
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Just two months after holding its seventeenth summit, the leaders of the BRICS group met again to discuss the trade war initiated by the U.S. government and work for an international order “more just, balanced and inclusive, capable of reflecting the ongoing transformations and responding more effectively to the demands of the global South.”
Chinese president, other BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff ‘blackmail’
Leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting Monday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump. Virtual meeting of BRICS leaders, initiated by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on September 8, 2025. Photo: Lula, via Facebook. The group of emerging economies met via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in the BRICS meeting that the tariffs imposed by the US have harmed the world economy and trade rules, so the BRICS countries should unite and fight against it. He emphasized on strengthening the voice of the countries of the Global South, improving the global governance system and making better use of resources.
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