Brazilian Presidency
Guided by the motto “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”, Brasil’s 2025 BRICS Presidency will focus on two priorities: the Global South Cooperation and BRICS Partnerships for Social, Economic and Environmental Development.
What are the priorities of Brasil’s BRICS presidency?
As in previous mandates (2010, 2014, and 2019), the Brazilian presidency aims to contribute to the progress of BRICS dialogue and consultation on political, security, economic, and financial issues, also as civil society issues. Brasil is seeking reforms to the global governance system, always advocating for greater participation by emerging and developing countries, as well as increased legitimacy and efficiency in existing international organizations.
Guided by the motto “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”, Brasil’s 2025 BRICS Presidency will focus on two priorities: (i) Global South Cooperation and (ii) BRICS Partnerships for Social, Economic and Environmental Development. Within the framework of these priorities, Brasil proposes to focus political attention on six core areas:
A - Global Health Cooperation: encourage real cooperation projects among BRICS nations to promote sustainable and inclusive development in various sectors, particularly in health, to ensure access to medicines and vaccines; launch the BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases.
B - Trade, Investment and Finance: consider the governance and reform of financial markets, local currencies, and payment instruments and platforms as a means of increasing and diversifying trade, financial and investment flows; advance the Partnership for the New Industrial Revolution and adopt the 2030 Strategy for the BRICS Economic Partnership.
C - Climate change: adopt a BRICS Climate Leadership Agenda, including a Leaders' Framework Declaration on Climate Finance aimed at guiding structural change in the financial sector.
D - Artificial Intelligence Governance: promote inclusive and responsible international governance of artificial intelligence in order to unlock the potential of this technology for social, economic and environmental development.
E - Multilateral Peace and Security Architecture: promote a global reform of the multilateral peace system and security architecture in order to ensure effective action in dealing with conflicts, preventing humanitarian disasters and preventing the outbreak of new crises; rebuild mutual trust and understanding, resume diplomacy and promote peaceful solutions to conflicts and disputes.
F - Institutional Development: improving the structure and cohesion of the BRICS.
The more than 100 ministerial and technical meetings of the Brazilian pro tempore presidency [Presidência Pro Tempore/PPTB] should occur between February and July 2025 in Brasilia. The BRICS Leaders' Summit is scheduled to take place in July.