Xi Jinping to Miss July 6-7 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio; Premier Li Leads Delegation as Putin Also Absent

In Rio, the BRICS Summit begins on Sunday (6); see Brazil's challenges in meeting with more leaders and different geopolitical interests. With the Indonesian debut, this will be the group's first meeting with 11 participants. Check it out: #JN

BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China's Xi Jinping, who is skipping the annual summit of emerging economies for the first time in 12 years.

BRICS meet in Rio de Janeiro amid heightened tensions in global trade The event is marked by the absences of the presidents of Russia and China. On the agenda is the debate to reduce member countries' dependence on the US dollar.