President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participates, on the morning of Monday (8), in virtual meeting with leaders from the member countries of BRICS. 
The summit was organized by Brazil, which is in the rotating presidency of the Block of emerging countries, with the objective of Coordinate multilateralism -centered strategies amid the new US policy to raise tariffs against business partners.
Strengthening agreements and the use of national currencies and alternative trade mechanisms should be discussed, as well as wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip and the need for reforms in global governance institutions.
Lula should still reinforce the invitation to leaders to participate in the 30th United Nations Conference on 2025 Climate Change (COP30) in Belém, next November.
Donald Trump’s government tariff tries to reverse the relative loss of competitiveness from the US economy to China in recent decades.
Experts consulted by Brazil agency evaluate that the measure of the US government is also a political blackmail In order to reach BRICS, as the Global Southern Powers group has been viewed by Washington as a threat to the United States hegemony worldwide, in particular, due to the proposal to replace the dollar in trade.
Today’s extraordinary meeting takes place two months after the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, when Trump again threatened the countries to align with policies of the block.
The BRICS is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China – which are the founding countries – South Africa – which integrated the block shortly after creation – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran.
The meeting will be closed and the government should disclose a note after the meeting with details of what was dealt with at the meeting. In his speech, Lula must reinforce the defense of the country’s sovereignty and the importance of commercial expansion and diversification between the global southern countries.
