“BRICS” intends to defend pluralism in the midst of America’s commercial wars

The BRICS Group countries are expected to intensify their efforts on Monday in Rio de Janeiro to defend pluralism, in light of the trade war launched by US President Donald Trump over the countries of the world, especially China, the most prominent economic power in this group of emerging countries.

The foreign ministers of member states of the group meet for two days, before the summit of the heads of states to be held on July 6 and 7, where this year, Brazil holds the periodic presidency of the group that includes in addition to China, Russia, India, South Africa, Egypt, the Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran, and this meeting will be held at a critical time for the global economy.

The IMF, global growth is expected to reach 2.8% this year, which has been reduced with the customs duties announced by Trump and the reprisals taken by other countries.

Brazilian chief negotiator Mauricio Lerio, said that “the ministers negotiate a declaration aimed at reaffirming the centrality and importance of the multilateral commercial system,” adding that “Brex, which represents half of the world’s population and 39% of global gross product, will seek to consolidate its position in order to trade based on rules in the face of monoism measures wherever it comes.”

Since his return to power in January, the US President has imposed customs duties of at least 10% on most American business partners and 145% separate recognition on the majority of Chinese products that enter his country, and China has responded with additional 125% additional acquaintances on American products.

The domination of the dollar

It is likely to be included on the agenda of the sensitive issue related to transactions in non -dollar currencies within the BRICS countries, a issue discussed in October at the last summit of the bloc in Kazan Prussia, and Trump had threatened to impose 100% customs duties on the countries concerned if they tried to put an end to the international domination of the dollar.

Brazil is one of the least affected countries from the new acquaintances 10%, and therefore Roberto Golartt Minizis, a professor of international relations at the University of Brazilia, saw that the government of left -wing President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva may seek to ensure that “caution has been adopted”, and said, “If we adopt a more striking position towards the United States, this will mean that China’s position has prevailed.”

The meeting will be chaired by Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, and will be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Wang Yi and others, and is scheduled to open at 14:00 GMT, and a final afternoon announcement will be expected.

Climate and Ukraine

Climate change is expected to occupy an important space of debate just a few months before the United Nations Climate Conference COB 30, which will be hosted by Brazil in November in the Amazon city of Bilim.

“The issue of financing is very pivotal” for the BRICS group. Brazil’s position of the rich countries has reiterated a “commitment” to funding the energy transformation in other countries.

Washington announced on Friday that the American office responsible for climate diplomacy will close, 3 months after the announcement of America’s “largest pollutant” withdrawal, once again from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Finally, the BRICS states on the Ukraine war will be a pursuit, at a time when the Trump administration pushes a peace agreement whose features appear favorable to Moscow, and Minizis indicated that the bloc has only in its meetings to make general comments on the conflict, without issuing any condemnation of Russia, and Tuesday will join the BRIC countries in its discussions 9 countries related to the group.