BRICS Summit 2024: All You Need To Know

The 16th annual 2024 BRICS summit will take place in Kazan, Russia from 22 to 24 October 2024

The Summit assumes significance because of two primary reasons: it is happening in a country which is involved in a war with the West, and second, this is the first-ever Summit of expanded BRICS

BRICS has become the most credible organization of the Global South it represents a global order in transition, a geopolitical counterweight to the West

BRICS summit consist of the namesake five countries of: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa 

The first meeting for the new members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates

The expansion of BRICS will enhance its global influence, and it will become a more representative organization of the Global South

On-line participant: Two days before the start of the summit Lula da Silva announced that he would not be attending in person

He suffered from a minor brain hemorrhage following a fall, however he announced he would participate via a videoconferencing

Saudi Arabia has yet to formalize its membership, but it has been participating in BRICS meetings