BRICS: Brazil’s Foreign Minister Cites Collapse of Global Governance and Defends Multilateralism

Source: CNN Brasil | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 18:09:39 UTC

Key Points

• Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said at the opening of the BRICS summit in New Delhi that the current global governance system has entered a "collapse."
• Vieira said BRICS should defend a "renewed and legitimate multilateralism" and push for deeper reforms of the UN Security Council, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank.
• He cited the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, interventions in Latin America, and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as examples of disrespect for international law.
• Vieira represented President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not attend the summit because of the final stage of Brazil's electoral campaign.
• Diplomats said Iran and the United Arab Emirates overcame differences to approve the BRICS final communiqué, unlike the May foreign ministers' meeting, which failed to close a joint statement.
• On the summit sidelines, Vieira met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
• Brazil sought and obtained inclusion of a paragraph condemning economic sanctions against Cuba in the BRICS final communiqué.