Leaders of the countries known as BRICS will hold a summit in Rio de Janeiro in July, the current chair Brazil announced Saturday (15 February).

• Other members of the trading bloc include Russia, India, China and South Africa and others.
• Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on the social media platform X that the summit will be held July 6-7 and feature leaders of 20 countries with full or associate status in the bloc.
• US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on the BRICS countries if they undercut the US dollar.