The BRICS bloc of developing economies at their summit in Brazil on Sunday condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran, but refrained from naming US President Donald Trump.  The group’s declaration,

BRICS leaders descended on sunny Rio de Janeiro Sunday, issuing a dark warning that Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs risk hurting the global economy.

At the upcoming BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are set to address Donald Trump's controversial tariffs, aiming to present a united front despite internal divisions over Middle Eastern conflicts.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were both missing from the BRICS summit that kicked off Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. According to Bloomberg, neither leader showed up,

A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member.