Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs against the bloc if they take any moves to undermine the dollar. Last year, at the summit hosted by Russia in Kazan, the Kremlin sought to develop alternatives to U.S.-dominated payment systems which would allow it to dodge Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized President Donald Trump’s threat of extra tariffs on member countries, declaring “The world has changed. We don’t want an emperor”. Lula rejected any suggestion of U.

President Donald Trump threatened to add a 10% tariff rate on BRICS-aligned countries. The term first applied to 4 countries but the group expanded.