BRICS finance ministers approve three joint statements

Ministers linked cultural exchange with inclusion, sustainability and a more plural global order.

The high-level meeting advanced coordinated climate action, energy transition and more equitable climate finance ahead of the Rio summit and COP30.

Legislators called for more inclusive global governance and continued parliamentary cooperation across the expanded grouping.

Brazil announced Vietnam’s formal admission to the partner category. It was the tenth partner, not a full member.

Ministers backed joint action on diseases linked to poverty and inequality, with attention to tuberculosis and vaccine cooperation.

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.

Leaders endorsed support for Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Fund as a way to reward forest conservation; support was distinct from a fund already paying out.

The leaders called for fairer financing and more support for adaptation in developing countries, including reforms to the international financial system.

At the Rio summit leaders signed a partnership addressing health conditions associated with poverty and exclusion through cross-sector cooperation.