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President Donald Trump on Sunday night denounced the BRICS bloc as “Anti-American” and warned that any country adopting its policies will face an additional 10% tariff, shortly after announcing that U.S. trading partners will start receiving letters outlining either unilateral tariffs on their goods or trade deals on Monday.
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In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president warned that any country “aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS” will be “charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff.”
The BRICS bloc, comprising a group of developing economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, held its annual summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
Trump’s post didn’t clarify if he intends to impose levies on all members of BRICS or if he has issues with any specific policies.
The warning came shortly after Trump announced that unilateral “TARIFF Letters, and/or Deals” with various U.S. trading partners will be delivered on Monday starting at noon EDT.
The president didn’t clarify how many countries will be receiving such letters on Monday or if any of them have been informed about this.
Brazil, a founding member of the bloc, hosted the 17th BRICS annual summit on Sunday. The gathering is the bloc’s second summit since its expansion in 2023 to include five new members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. The group issued a declaration condemning the strikes on Iran and the increase in tariffs, but stopped short of mentioning Trump’s name directly. However, two key leaders of the Bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, did not attend the event. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was initially scheduled to attend, also skipped the event after U.S. and Israeli strikes on his country.