US President Donald Trump has threatened heavy tariffs on BRICS, claiming the organization is "dead", but it is actually growing in size and influence. 10 members and 10 partners participated in the 2025 BRICS summit in Brazil, where they discussed plans for dedollarization, trade and investment in national currencies, and how to create a more multipolar global order. Ben Norton explains.

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0:00 Trump attacks BRICS

0:25 (CLIP) Trump claims "BRICS is dead"

1:16 BRICS is growing

1:49 BRICS: 10 members & 10 partners

2:26 BRICS: 44% of global GDP (PPP)

2:41 BRICS: 56% of world population

2:55 Vietnam joins BRICS

3:27 Cuba joins BRICS

4:11 Mexico attends BRICS summit

4:58 Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS

6:07 Trump doesn't understand BRICS

6:21 (CLIP) Trump claims Spain is in BRICS

6:58 Lula: World doesn't want an "emperor"

8:03 Dedollarization

8:31 (CLIP) Trump threats to save US dollar

8:48 BRICS promotes dedollarization

9:54 Brazil challenges US dollar dominance

10:44 New Development Bank (NDB)

11:03 US meddling in Colombia

11:50 US-backed coup in Bolivia

13:01 US-backed judicial coup in Brazil

13:40 BRICS trade in local currencies

14:38 Dedollarization: slow and steady

15:29 Dedollarization in BRICS declaration

17:32 IMF alternative: Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA)

20:29 New international financial system

21:27 Vladimir Putin's speech

21:48 Why the absence of Xi Jinping and Putin?

23:31 Why Iran's president did not attend

24:22 China's view of BRICS

26:15 Goals of BRICS

27:03 Financial imperialism: the "reverse Marshall Plan"

30:28 Billionaire oligarchs

31:58 Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim

32:22 Non-Aligned Movement

33:37 (CLIP) BRICS inspired by Non-Aligned Movement

35:02 (CLIP) Malaysia PM on de-dollarization

35:44 Bandung Conference

36:46 (CLIP) Malaysia PM: BRICS follows Bandung

37:27 Decolonization and multipolarity

39:57 NATO militarization and warmongering

40:32 Climate change

41:17 Palestine and Iran

41:57 Multilateralism under attack by USA

42:50 Imperialism vs democracy

43:27 Capitalist oligarchy

43:43 Trump: symbol of US imperialism

44:28 Meaning of BRICS

45:14 Outro