The BRICS press service announced the holding of the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting of the leaders of the participating countries is scheduled for July 6-7, 2025, TASS writes.
Since the beginning of 2025, the presidency of the association has passed to Brazil, replacing Russia in this post. During the Russian presidency in 2024, an important” summit was held in Kazan (October 22-24), where a new status of BRICS partner states was introduced.
Eight countries received the status of partners of the organization: Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan. It is noteworthy that Indonesia, initially considered a partner, became a full member of BRICS in January 2025. Later, on January 17, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry announced the accession of Nigeria to the BRICS partner group.