In framework of the summit in Janeiro Riverthe countries that make up the block of BRICS They launched a joint statement to demand the “IMMEDIATE FIRE“And from Israel against the Gaza Strip. In turn, they supported a “comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including their Security Councilwith the aim of doing so more democratic, representative, effective and efficient. ”
As for the war in the Middle East, which began more than two years ago, the block of emerging economies urged “both parties to establish, in good faith, New negotiations to achieve a cessation of immediate, permanent and unconditional fire“and” The complete withdrawal of the Israeli forces of the Gaza Strip. “The text was signed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and six other countries.
On the other hand, they also referred to the conflict between Iran and Israel and condemned the “Military attacks” against the group of the group launched by the Israeli forces and the United States although they avoided explicitly mentioning these last two countries in their final statement.
“We condemn military attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran since June 13, 2025, which constitute a Violation of International Law and the UN Letter“They expressed in the statement.
BRICS emphasized the need to reform the UN Security Council
In this sense, they emphasized their “deep concern with the subsequent escalation of the security situation in the Middle East” and “urged the United Nations Security Council to deal with that issue.”
On this point, Russia and China requested that Brazil and India have a more important role in global and UN decisions, especially in the Security Council, but They abstained include South Africa, for the discrepancies manifested by Egypt and Ethiopia.
For his part, the president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, agreed with the need for reform and warned that “postponing this process makes the world more unstable and dangerous.” “Every day we spend with an archaic and exclusive international structure is a lost day to solve the serious crises that humanity rises,” said the president. In that line, he pointed out that it is necessary for the Council to be more legitimate, representative, effective and democratic, which would imply including new permanent members of Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Not to mention Trump, the BRICS warned against the “indiscriminate” tariffs
Another of the issues addressed in the joint declaration was the “serious concern” that they share with respect to the “indiscriminate” increase of commercial tariffs. Although they did not directly indicate to the United States, the reference points largely against the decision of Donald Trump of imposing hard rates on imports.
“The proliferation of restrictive trade measures, either in the form of indiscriminate increases in tariffs or non -tariff measures, or in the form of protectionism under the cost of environmental objectives, threat with further reducing world trade“They launched in the final document of the summit.
Source: Ambito
