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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke Africa correspondent

Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, centre, arrives in Johannesburg on the eve of the 2023 Brics summit
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arrives in Johannesburg on the eve of the 2023 Brics summit, which Vladimir Putin is not attending. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian Presidency/AFP/Getty Images

Leaders from developing countries representing almost half the world’s population including China and Russia are meeting in South Africa for a key summit aimed at reinforcing their alliance as a counterweight to the west.

The Brics grouping summit in Johannesburg is being hosted by the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and brings together the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, as well the presidents of China, Xi Jinping, and Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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