# A summit of BRICS nations will convene in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday with members hoping to weigh in on global crises while tiptoeing around US President Donald Trump’s policies. The city will play host to leaders and diplomats from 11 emerging economies including China, India, Russia and South Africa, which represent nearly half of the world’s population and 40-percent of its GDP. Chinese President Xi Jinping will miss the summit for the first time. Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who is facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, will participate via video link.
BRICS summit in Rio without Putin and Xi