BRICS Policy Center Held the Webinar “BRICS+ and Global Governance: Brazil’s Presidency of the Group,” with Ambassador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio, Sherpa for BRICS and G20
On April 14, the BRICS Policy Center held the webinar “BRICS+ and Global Governance: Brazil’s Presidency of the Group” with Ambassador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio, Brazil’s Sherpa for BRICS and the G20.
Ambassador Lyrio highlighted the fundamental importance of BRICS for Brazil, stating, “It is the most important group for Brazil when we think about international coordination and cooperation groups bringing together developing countries.”
The Ambassador recalled the trajectory of BRICS, from its informal beginnings to its transformation into a group with rotating presidencies and annual summits. He emphasized that the 2008 crisis made clear the need to include the voices of emerging countries in solutions to global crises, which boosted internal cooperation among these countries and reinforced the collective identity that BRICS holds on the international stage.
Brazil’s Presidency of BRICS is Focused on Two Challenges:
- Fighting Poverty and Hunger on an International Level: Strengthening cooperation in health, with a focus on diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries, eradicating socially determined illnesses and neglected tropical diseases, and expanding initiatives such as the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Center.
- Combating Climate Change: Advancing the climate agenda, especially with COP30 in November in Belém, seeking strong engagement from BRICS countries and prioritizing financing for climate action.
These challenges demand international coordination capabilities and reinforcement of multilateralism to ensure collective solutions and their implementation.
“What we are experiencing today is a governance crisis, and having a group that shares a common vision about the importance of international institutions and a world oriented toward cooperation is very important—this is what highlights the role of BRICS,” concluded Ambassador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio.