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global south is turning their eyes to latin america not just the super power block of the 21st century brics meeting in brazil's capital the cia backed coup in south america's poorest country bolivia it comes as brazil's most popular politician luis enough your lula da silva has been released from prison igniting hope the recent victories against neoliberalism in venezuela and mexico apart are in a sense in the latin american left joining me now from sao paolo is former president as cody defense counsel for let's take sara martin's one of the those responsible for taking his case to the u.n. and who has spent the past 4 years championing his case for that's good thanks for coming on the show what's the latest on your client lula. thank you it's an honor to be here in russia today so president lula actually was released from jail on friday he spent 580 days in an illegal imprisonment he should never been incarcerated he was in a solitary confinement he was. taken to jail and forbidden from running in $2800.00 alexion which he would have won had he been able to to run as the united nations. ga

welcome back as we heard involved one the leaders of the brics nations together representing half of the world's population meet in brazil today for a summit hosted by brazilian president higher balsa naro among subjects like increased security cooperation the future of the amazon rain forest the shadow of washington interference will arguably hang over the meeting after western backed coup attempts across latin america from bolivia to venezuela joining me now via skype from paris for more on this and the significance of the brics on it is brazil's former finance minister resume's carlos press apparat thanks so much professor for coming on the show before we get to the brics summit is it your understanding that washington was behind the coup in bolivia in the past few days i don't know really formation that was close behind what's very clear is that what it what is was asked. now why not only because he was a nationalist and this is not present to the united states but also because he made a big mistake in the last election. there was a problem when they suspended for some time to co

in brasilia but this year's summit raises questions of whether the brics may have hit a wall. also on the show we look at nigeria's so-called sandwich generation young workers trying to start families while supporting their elders leaving little for themselves. and chooses berlin for its new european gigafactory. german engineering the facility is planned for the region near the new airport but did anyone tell him that hasn't gone well. this is the. one in berlin welcome a meeting between the leaders of brazil russia india china and south africa kicked off today in brasilia the so-called brics countries are trying to strengthen economic scientific and security cooperation not an easy task for rather divergent group especially economically china is miles away from the rest of the pack its gross domestic product exceeded 13 trillion dollars last year india's population is almost as high as china is but its g.d.p. was a 5th of that the next 2 are closer to each others levels brazil at $1.00 trillion russia at $1.00 and there south africa at just under half a trillion. now on gall

trade and investment as leaders from 5 major emerging economies are meeting for the 2nd day of the bric summit in brazil's capital xi jinping says threats across the world are also weighing down global growth the 11th annual bric summit in brasilia is happening with the backdrop of on rest and several south american countries a mammogram polo is live in brasilia for us so well tell us more about what's happening there right now. that's right houssam it's now day 2 of the bric summit here in brazil through the main points that we've heard from the 5 world leaders that are attending this summit are a renewed commitment to fair to international trade policies that are more open and and and sort of push away the idea of unilateralism opening up the playing field for more multilateral approach to international trade more multilateral commitments to anti-terrorism policies the same could be true about climate change policies a whole wide array of discussions that have been had but i want to give you a sense of the atmosphere here in the brazilian capital since the start of the summit take a l

headlines today the leaders of the world's 5 major emerging economies represent all for the annual bric summit to develop economic and political cooperation across and they should begin to go in their lives the event throughout the day and of course there is. another potential scandal emerges over data collection by a tech giant a federal investigation has been launched into google for its to share information on the health of millions of americans with a medical care provider. and seeking to ease tensions turkey's president says he hopes to reset relations with the u.s. had the talks in washington with donald trump look at some of the key disputes right now between the 2 nato allies. good afternoon just to midday here in moscow this wednesday 13th of november live from the r.t. world news center is kevin away with this update hope you can stay with me for 25 minutes or so as a take you through it we're going to brazil 1st there the annual brics summit is set to start later today the international group represents over 3000000000 people worldwide looks to develop economic and political

idea of developing a common payment system russia annexed brics pairs have been looking for ways to decrease their dependence on the u.s. dollar and have been advocating using their national currencies in mutual trade the 5 brics nations have also discussed potentially creating a common crypto currency for payments as well these discussions of dollar izing are accelerating in the face of u.s. protectionist policies as countries fear the u.s. weaponize ing the dollar through the dominance of the network the us has previously used this west as a weapon before and 2014 when it blocked russian banks out of the network and recently the us also threatened to lock china out as well tensions between china and the us are mounting once again after phase one appears to be far from complete president xi jinping reiterated to the brics council that protectionism and bullying are harming the global economy and hurt international trade and investment and it intensified pressure on the global economy that is already cooling from lack of growth. and for more on this and the latest from the brics i m

has put brazil at odds with russia and china this has however not distracted from the focus of the brics summit itself today being the last day of the brics summit that was the signing of a non-binding declaration known as the but a declaration where it's a wide ranging document that explores everything from foreign policy to economic goals a more open free market for for trade between the brics countries and calling on international corporations to do business with the countries that make up the brics nations there was one specific provision dealing with more diplomatic solutions for the israel palestine conflict a renewed commitment for climate change and a more prominent role for the brics nations within the framework of the united nations opposition groups say 3 people have died in guinea during protests against president alpha condé is attempt to change the constitution the 80 on year old son asked his government to draft a revised constitution that could allow him to seek a 3rd term these 14 people have been killed since the protests started last month. more extreme weather that hi

this year brics group which is an acronym made of the 1st letters of its 5 member states brazil russia india china and south africa gather for an 11th time and for some really serious stuff. and impressive set of goals for an ambitious international group and the brics members have already voiced their big expectations under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the 5 countries the brics corporation has become increasingly cohesive with its influence constantly on the rise has served as both a stabilizing international turbulence and was example of a new type of international relations and it seems its influence is even more of this at the time off decline for so many others of such kind take the asia pacific economic cooperation for example the international summit that was set in chile where presidents trump and see jim ping we're expecting to sign a trade deal. the apec summit was suddenly cancelled because of unrest that has taxed the country's security forces. this is been a very difficult decision a decision that causes also a lot of pain because we fully understand the import

at the 11th annual international brics summit. the so-called brics nations comprised of brazil russia india china and south africa are considered the world's top 5 emerging economies. grade at one point during the summit chinese president xi jinping took subtle jabs at the united states saying tactics of quote bullying have eroded international trade and investment. see here you are i hope you will seize the opportunity rise to the challenges mobilize more resources from the business community and actively invest and do business in brics countries during the final plenary session russian president vladimir putin spoke about the common goals of this divergent group within the international community. brics states should take at leading role in the un with more initiative we should be more active in promoting a peaceful agenda we should be uniting like minded countries to resolve essential global and regional issues if those come some analysts believe that as the united states adopts a more isolationist role in global affairs countr

and who calls the shots among the brics economies the hosts of this year's summit of the merging markets finds itself ceding to the financial much of the aging. inventors willing let's do business tesla is set to build its 1st european factory on the outskirts of beldin c.e.o. elon musk says tesla chose germany because of the country's reputation for engineering prowess forgetting the fact that bolin still hasn't managed to open its new airport and just as controversial the premium electric car maker has chosen to build in must say these backyard. the location couldn't have been more apt clutching his award for the tesla 3 he learned musk broke the news. that evening with the lawsuits most of you here we've decided to put. the gigafactory europe in the berlin area. the presenter was lost for words. the new factory will create 10000 new jobs but senator for economics was swift to express her delight those who have vision come to berlin welcome tesla. tesla already has a gig a factory in shanghai shown here it's roughly the size of $120.00 football pitches soon around half a 1000000 vehicl

headlines right now the leaders of the world's 5 major emerging economies are in brazil for the annual bric summit to develop economic and political cooperation across the nations are going to go there live later a correspondent there to give us a preview as well this hour also in the news another potential scandal emerges of a data collection by a tech giant the federal investigation has been launched into google's efforts to share information on the health of millions of americans with medical care providers. seeking to ease tensions he says turkey's president says he hopes to reset relations with the u.s. and head to talks in washington later today with donald trump coming out we look at some of the key disputes are going to talk about them right now between the 2 nato allies. good afternoon just turned 1 pm moscow time this wednesday 13th of november here in moscow live from the r.t. world news center is kevin i mean with this 30 minute update as mentioned we're going to presume 1st then their big meeting the annual brics summit is set to start later today the international group repres

headlines this morning the leaders of the world's 5 major emerging economies are in brazil for the annual brics summit to develop economic and political cooperation across nations. life events throughout the day. but. another potential scandal emerges over data collection. federal investigations into google's efforts to share information on the health of millions of americans with. seeking to ease tensions turkish president says he hopes to reset relations with the u.s. had the talks in washington with donald trump look at some of the key disputes right now between the 2. good morning wednesday 13th of november just turned 10 of the morning here in moscow live from the world news center it's covered this up signing them up big meeting in brazil an annual brics summit set to start later today the international group represents over 3000000000 people worldwide and look to develop economic and political cooperation with look ahead then what's in store. for us. this year bricks group which is an acronym made of the 1st letters of its 5 member states brazil russia india china and south africa gather

in next year russia will be present in brics well that we could. an extended meeting during the summit next year where regional players will be represented. how important is this meeting for us and for russia. as for the important than we have all the reasons to think that russia is one of the country is founded this organization because it all started back in st petersburg when we suggested getting together 30 s. to president bush. and then it was faithfully yours president of russia india and china so that's how rick was founded then brazil joined in south africa joined and that was breeks so and the break from his asian was also established that founded and russia's so we have a serious attitude towards this that are going is ation and i have just expressed as my personal attitude towards these organisation as for the invitation of the other countries it's a normal practice and normal procedure we are planning to invite a regional economic organisation 1st of all. your asian economical union and c.i. as i would like to draw your attention to the

we begin in brazil where the un you all brics summit kicks off a little later today the international grouping represents over 3000000000 people worldwide to develop economic and political cooperation not just having a look at these photos here that's india's prime minister narendra modi chinese president xi jinping is already there as well of talks there he is with his wife i want to look ahead of what was ahead here is our team really for national who's in brasilia. this year brics group which is an acronym made of the 1st letters of its 5 member states brazil russia india china and south africa gather for an 11th time and for some really serious stuff. an impressive set of goals for an ambitious international group and the brics members have already voiced their big expectations under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the 5 countries the brics corporation has become increasingly cohesive with its influence constantly on the rise has served as both a stabilizing in international turbulence and was example of a new type of international relations and it seems its influence is

leaders but it hasn't distracted from the general focus of the brics summit itself merion. rights some big issues to tackle here from trade in the economy to climate change what's likely to come out of these talks. will today being day 2 of the summit the last day of the summit the planetary session coming to an end only a short while ago there are a few main points that have come out within the course of the last 48 hours mainly pertaining to a strengthening of a multilateralism a strengthening of a partnership when it comes to trade and economic partnerships but there was a wide ranging document that's known as the brazilian declaration that came out of the plenary session today there were specific wide ranging topics that were discussed that were put into writing into a signed document the 1st. in terms of diplomacy pertaining to israel and palestine and the commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict there a 2nd main point as you mentioned already was a reaffirmation of the paris climate accord that's something that's very important here in brazi

the leaders of the brics emerging economies are in brazil for their annual summit aiming to strengthen their partnership is their. big fan of turkey's president as the 2 leaders meet in the white house key differences remain over the conflict in syria and to turkey's purchase of russian weapons. i'm sean thomas glad you're with us and we start with news from bolivia thousands of people are marching in the capital of refusing to accept the resignation of former leader demonstrators have clashed with police who responded with tear gas. well morality has fled to mexico along with many of his party members he stepped down on monday after weeks of violence triggered by claims his election victory was rigged also said he resigned the persecution of his allies describing events as a coup and violence looting and vandalism followed and some of his supporters are now saying they fear for their lives. they have carried out a coup d'etat against those as of last night we are living like a dictatorship times they are hunting our leaders they are hunting it's very likely that they will see me and w

well it's now day 2 of the bric summit and some of the main points that we've seen over the course of the last 48 hours has been a renewed commitment to anti-terrorism policies commitment to 2 free trade today being this the 2nd day of the last day of this summit we've seen we've seen the calls for a more multilateral approach to international trade that's been a document that was released from the bric summit a wide ranging document that touched on on economics a touched on diplomacy it touched on on the brics nations playing a more prominent role in the united nations it called for a diplomatic solution to the israel palestine conflict it called for a commitment to the paris climate accord something that's very important here in brazil given that brazil's president once again not a had threatened in the past to to abandon the the pair's climate accord so that is something worth noting there was also a look toward the future president vladimir putin of russia said that he feels optimistic about the upcoming 2020 brics summit that's to be held in st petersburg russia as i'm my rap and

the leaders of the world's 5 major emerging economies of brazil today the annual bric summit to develop economic and political cooperation across nations with. correspondents there. another potential scandal emerges over data collection by the tech giant federal investigations been launched into google's efforts to share information on the health of millions of americans with a medical care provider. turkey's president says he hopes to reset relations with the u.s. at the talks in washington with donald trump coming up we look at some of those key disputes between the 2 nato allies. why they're pretty to talk about this morning whenever good morning to you this wednesday the 13th of november just turned 11 am here in moscow life the r.t. world news center it's kevin 0 in with the update starting in brazil. bricks summit is set to start later today the international group represents over 3000000000 people worldwide and looks to develop economic and political cooperation is a big deal with a look at what lies ahead his artie's who's in brazil for us. this year bricks group which is an acr

the leaders of the world's 5 major emerging economies are in brazil for the annual bric summit and to developing economic and political cooperation across nations our team is that. another potential scandal emerges over data collection by a tech giant a federal investigation has been launched into google the effort to share information on the health of millions of americans with a medical provider. and seeking to ease tensions the turkish president needs donald trump in washington for the 1st time to 2017 we'll look at some of the key disputes between the 2 nato allies. to. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me and. we begin in brazil where day one of the annual bric summit is underway this wednesday russian president vladimir putin has arrived in brazil you know with all the leaders ready to get down to business the international grouping represents over 3000000000 people worldwide and seeks to develop economic and political cooperation. but there has been marked by protests 2 after supporters of venezuelan opposition leader one kwaito earlier storms t

and the south african president is among the leaders at a meeting of the so-called brics countries in the brazilian capital brasilia they're trying to strengthen economic and security ties a challenging task for such a diverse group on any day but in a time where multilateralism has taken a hit it's an even harder project. he has the same in the brics countries chinese president xi jinping after on china is the undisputed heavyweight among emerging economies brazil russia india and south africa are merely audience members . sarsi. there are lots of good suggestions on how we can strengthen trade systems clear commercial hurdles and improve communication and cooperation the suggestions shows what the economy needs we host brazilian president jarrah boss an hour oh is stuck between a rock and a hard place he's no fan of multilateralism and he seeks close ties with the u.s. president trump still china is a key investor for brazil as this. woman china is our most important trading partner it means together with my entire team as well as the brazilian business community we want not just to

or the difficulty the brics vote back in june 26th created was that nobody had a fully worked through picture of what bricks it would be that how the united kingdom would indeed leave the european union and the whole of british politics since then has been struggling with that difficulty this election doesn't really take is that much further forward even though bracks it is an overlay on the election with the conservatives with this regularly repeated theme getting breaks it down which actually means really getting started and the labor party offering a source of potential way to a 2nd referendum the liberal democrats the 3rd party effectively saying to stop the whole process and go back to the u.k. simply being in the revoking the whole process so brics it remains an issue it really is an issue in british politics but going back to something sagna said and i agree with this the. conservatives here in their manifesto are simply trying to say vote for us we'll get rates down then everything will be fine and wonderful but of course it's not at all clear how the money can be found for an

and the leaders of brics countries meeting in brazil ya think global trade tensions and policy uncertainty are diminishing confidence. and i'm a bit officials accused of accepting millions of bribes from iceland's biggest fishing companies step down from office. this is the w. business i'm john meldrum a lot. and in berlin welcome once upon a time mining was the biggest single driver of growth in south africa while the sector was badly hit by the global recession a decade ago it continues to play an all important role in the economy close to half a 1000000 people work in mining more than in any other industry it accounts for over 7 percent of total economic output and is a vital source of foreign currency. coal and diamonds have traditionally been a mainstay of the industry but it's gold more than anything that has brought in the big bucks but the metal isn't quite as big as an earner as it once was a little over a decade ago south africa was the world's largest gold producer now it's slipped away down the list ending up far behind countries like china australia and russia now south africa

dollar out of the nation to nation trading thursday the bric summit wrapped up in brazil and some of what those leaders of those 5 nations had to say is pretty telling. i would suggest to increase the participation where credit is offered in local currency i believe that it would reduce cost and risk and would strengthen our currency these bonds. program so that in our next summit we can reach the goal of $500000000.00 of commerce intra brics we made a commitment that event should benefit not only brics member countries but should also be able to extend its horizons to the emerging markets and developing countries like our own countries or brics leaders also discuss creating a digital currency or even a crypto currency which could be used to get around the swiss banking system a u.s. dominated system for transferring money internationally. facebook is under fire yet again this time for him a day its members privacy it turns out that the social media giant could have been sneakily as a i phone's camera while using the facebook app at least that's the case if you're using it on an i ph

nations this all in one document which is the last non-binding but sort of a guiding star for the brics summit pro-democracy protesters who are occupying central hong kong for a 4th straight day. no no no no no no no. they're angry with her escalating violent confrontations with the police protest as a blocking several major riots on the cross harbor tunnel schools have been kept shut until sunday but the territories government has denied newspaper reports a cuff you could be put in place by democracy protests have been going on since june when the government tried to introduce an extradition bill that many feared would be used to stifle dissent sara cock is in hong kong. the point technic university young cullen side in hong kong has become a rallying point for a growing number of protesters and students who barricaded themselves in the campus behind me now this number has been growing throughout the day and have now created a barricade which you can see the umbrella's and the students hiding behind that waiting for the police to arrive it also blocked off some of these major thoroughf

as well as the recent resignation of bolivian president evo morales are likely to take place among brics leaders though not publicly. so despite the obvious differences in geo political agendas the focus of this year's brics summit continues to be the strengthening of international trade. agreements no china is trading papa had to give it with my entire team as well as the brazilian business community we want not to just expand we want to diversify our trade relations with the bric countries represent more than 40 percent of the world's population and almost a quarter of global g.d.p. . zita but as. well the 1st of a case of a boner has been reported in the southern african nation of lawsuits and it's in the town of larry by an outbreak in the democratic republic of congo which is much further north has claimed more than 2000 lives and in just a few hours time health authorities in the day will begin testing a new scene but the rollout is already facing criticism there was conference or reports from goma in the democratic republic of congo. a new eyeball a vaccine for a major child scien

as the brics brazil wraps up the russian president stresses the organisation's importance for global stability and developing future markets. at least 2 people were killed in a high school shooting in california 3 others are injured the suspect has been arrested. by supporters of ousted president clash with police demanding the new government leave and bring the old one back. your to international law daniel hawkins revue tuning in from tonight's welcome to the program. of lot of you putin has hailed the brics alliance as a vital factor for global stability the years of brazil russia india china and south africa have wound up their summit in brasilia with a focus on boosting their economic and political partnership. and reports from the brazilian capital. these have been 2 very busy days deliveries of bricks member states met here for 11 summit brought to bigger locations with them to have extensive talks speaking with the russian media calling all the meetings russia's president vladimir putin has stressed the group's influence and it will continue growing steadily as the lobel stab

trade and investment as leaders from 5 major emerging economies are meeting for the 2nd day of the brics summit in brazil's capital xi jinping says threats across the world are also weighing down global growth the 11th annual bric summit in brasilia is happening with the backdrop of unrest in several south american countries a 2nd look now of what the brics group of countries are all about it's brazil russia india china and south africa who make up of the organization it was formed in 2009 to improve trade relations the 5 emerging economies represent about 42 percent of the world's population and they account for 50 percent of global economic growth. i'm on the summit now from. brasilia. brazilian president greeted the leaders of russia china india and south africa for the $2900.00 bricks summit the theme of what is now the 11th summit of the so-called brics nations is economic growth for an innovative future we break countries were going to send out a strong message to the international community ziyad that we are defending strongly in multilateral system a more open free fair internati

at the 11th annual international brics summit.-called brics nations comprised of brazil russia india china and south africa are considered the world's top 5 emerging economies offer was great at one point during the summit chinese president xi jinping took subtle jabs at the united states saying tactics of quote bullying have eroded international trade and investment. see here you are i hope you will seize the opportunity rise to the challenges mobilize more resources from the business community and actively invest and do business in brics countries during the final plenary session russian president vladimir putin spoke about the common goals of this divergent group within the international community. brics states should take a leading role in the un with more initiative we should be more active in promoting a peaceful agenda we should be uniting like minded countries to resolve essential global and regional issues if those come some analysts believe that as the united states adopts a more isolationist role in global affairs count

and speaking out about one of russia's brics partners china lightman who can express his disagreement with america's demand to include china in new nuclear power after he's drawing from the i.m.f. treaty china issue was among the reasons behind washington's decision here's why didn't put things comment on that. first used to show you russia in the us remain the biggest nuclear powers in the world but if we include china in the negotiations why just china should let's include from some the u.k. then and other countries which are officially acknowledged as nucular states but which aren't keeping their real nuclear states a secret. says greg summit takes place in this part of the globe office today was explicit about the series of violent protests. yes that's true several countries here in south america and as well the chilean now just recently believe it is by the way among biggest challenges for brics countries and a big dividing force because the country's position in position is on what's going on in believe it or on the resignation on it of when you leave the elected president there

will now be in the 2nd day of the brics summit today being the last day the plenary session coming to an end today some of the main points that we've seen over the course of the last 48 hours has been a reinforcement of existing policies existing politics within these 5 countries the 5 brics countries the strengthening of partnerships when it comes to international security anti-terrorism policies questions of climate change as you mentioned a few of the main points that came out of the plenary session today with the signing of a wide ranging document that's called the declaration one being a diplomatic appoint calling for a diplomatic solution to the crisis to the ongoing conflict between israel and palestine and another one reaffirming the country's commitment the 5 countries commitment to the paris climate change accord this is one that's especially important here in brazil given. the president of brazil's previous stance saying that he would back out supporting the united states. in that regard backing out of the paris climate change this is a sort of reversal on that sort of pled

on the organization of brics has been described as a major factor in bringing both political and world economic stability that was the message from vladimir putin on the 2nd and final day of the summit in the brazilian capital after high level talks between member states on future cooperation with our correspondent maria financial has been following it all for is in brasilia maria what have been the big takeaways from this year's summit. a high need to you from the city of brasilia yes these have been 2 very busy days the leader is all greeks member states have met here for 11th time the. abroad to big delegations with them for extensive talks on joint aphorisms by the group in promoting positive. global agendas lightman food and food to eat and boost an international security including economic stability in countering terrorists and speaking with russian media vladimir putin has stressed the group's influence adding that it will continue growing and this is something no one can deny he has said that the group's financial turnover is already currently bigger than the one of g. 7 group