Brics Forum Ends with Call for Stronger Interparliamentary Cooperation

The final day of the 11th Brics Parliamentary Forum reaffirmed the event’s commitment to international cooperation on strategic issues that affect all Brics countries. This was the main focus of Thursday’s sessions (5), which addressed topics such as sustainability, artificial intelligence, interparliamentary cooperation, security, and peace. Together with the sessions held on the previous days, today’s discussions laid the groundwork for the Joint Declaration, unanimously adopted by the participating countries and presented at the forum’s closing, hosted at the National Congress in Brasília. Read more

Participants in the Brics Parliamentary Forum Call for a Fairer New World Order

Participants in the 11th Brics Parliamentary Forum, which began on Wednesday (4) in Brasília, called for a fairer international order. In their view, there must be a global decision-making structure in which emerging countries take part in key decisions. The forum, which concludes on Thursday (5), brings together representatives from 15 countries — 10 Brics member states and 5 partner countries — and a total of 248 parliamentarians, including 195 international delegates, 35 Brazilian federal deputies, and 18 senators. Brics serves as a platform for political and diplomatic coordination and cooperation among countries of the so-called Global South... Read more

Gender Equality and Multilateralism Take Centre Stage on First Day of Brics Parliamentary Forum

Multilateralism, concerns about trade barriers, and development with gender equality were among the key topics on the first day of the 11th Brics Parliamentary Forum, held at the National Congress in Brasília. The official opening of the event is scheduled for Wednesday (4), but Tuesday’s (3) agenda included two parallel events: the Meeting of the Chairs of the Committees on Foreign Affairs of the Brics Parliaments and the Brics Women Parliamentarians Meeting... Read more