(VOVWORLD) - Brazil on Wednesday assumed the rotating presidency of BRICS, an intergovernmental organization of emerging economies, for the fourth time.
During its mandate in 2025, Brazil will organize some 200 working meetings in capital city Brasilia and in Rio de Janeiro, where this year’s BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place.
Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan on Wednesday became BRICS partner countries. BRICS now includes 40% of the world’s population and produces a quarter of global GDP.