Nonilex<p>In opening remarks to the summit, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a>'s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew a parallel w/the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWar</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NonAlignedMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonAlignedMovement</span></a>, a group of developing nations that resisted joining either side of a polarized global order.</p><p>"<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BRICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BRICS</span></a> is the heir to the Non-Aligned Movement," Lula told leaders. "With multilateralism under attack, our autonomy is in check once again."</p><p>BRICS nations represent >½ the world's population & 40% of its economic output, Lula noted…, warning of rising protectionism.</p>