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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Brazil, Russia, India and China held their first formal leaders’ summit amid the financial crisis and called for a more representative world economic order.
The four leaders met to advance coordination on global governance, trade, development and responses to the financial crisis.
Brazil began its annual chairship with priorities of global governance reform and cooperation among countries of the Global South.
Brazil set out priorities including health equity, climate cooperation and global governance reform for the expanded group.
Leaders of the expanded group adopted a wide-ranging declaration on cooperation, more representative governance, sustainable development and peace.
The summit called for more equitable access to artificial intelligence and stronger representation for developing countries in global rules.