- Summit Theme: “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance.”
At the XVII BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 6 to 7 July 2025, leaders of the BRICS nations convened under the theme “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance.” They reaffirmed their shared commitment to the foundational BRICS principles of mutual respect, sovereign equality, democracy, and inclusiveness. Building on 17 years of collaboration, the leaders pledged to deepen cooperation across three key pillars: political and security, economic and financial, and cultural and people-to-people engagement. Their collective aim is to promote peace, reform global governance structures, and advance sustainable and inclusive development.