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China has pushed back on threats of additional U.S. tariffs on nations aligning with BRICS, saying there are no winners in trade wars. President Donald Trump accused the group of promoting 'anti-American' policies - warning they could face a new 10% levy.

There is plenty on the agenda on day two of the BRICS Summit and correspondent Paulo Cabral has the latest from Rio de Janeiro.

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00:00Peace and security, a problem now in the world, all is a problem, but right now dealing with very high tensions also, the BRICS has made statements saying that the world needs to get together to promote peace and security, another important aspect of multilateralism.
00:15Now, for today, climate change, public health are big issues. We just had the opening statement for today of the host, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Let's hear what he had to say.
00:26This final working session will be dedicated to two very concrete issues of interest to the global south, climate change and health.
00:40Our countries are already the most affected by climate change, and we are deeply impacted by the lack of access to health care.
00:48And that's it, the meeting goes on here, right behind me, this is the building of Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art, and this is where most of the big international gatherings in Brazil have been happening over the last couple of years.
01:05We are here at the International Media Center, right beside it, following all the developments of this discussion, then that's focusing on these very important issues of climate change and global public health.
01:17At the end of the meeting, we'll bring you more updates.

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