Overview
- The virtual meeting is targeted for Monday and has not been publicly announced, according to people familiar with the plan.
- The U.S. has applied 50% tariffs on many Brazilian imports while exempting hundreds of goods such as airplanes and orange juice.
- Different tariff levels across BRICS countries are making a unified statement harder to craft, Brazilian officials said.
- Bolsonaro’s trial in Brazil’s top court starts Tuesday, and the government expects President Trump to intensify his attacks as proceedings begin.
- The U.S. has revoked visas for Supreme Court justices and sanctioned the judge overseeing the Bolsonaro case, and recent Xi–Modi–Putin contacts could help BRICS harden its stance.