00:00The BRICS bloc of developing economies condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran,
00:08but refrained from naming US President Donald Trump directly at their summit in Brazil.
00:14The bloc issued a declaration in which they raised serious concerns about the rise of tariffs,
00:19which it said threatened to reduce global trade, disrupt global supply chains and introduce uncertainty.
00:25In their 31-page declaration, the group took aim at Israeli military actions in the Middle East,
00:32spared its founding member Russia from criticism and mentioned war-tron Ukraine only once.
00:55It became a force capable of promoting peace and preventing and mediating conflits.
01:03Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's push to spotlight issues such as artificial intelligence and climate change at the summit,
01:12it has been marked by the absence of several key leaders.
01:14This includes its two most powerful members, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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