US President Donald Trump said that countries that support BRICS will be subject to an additional 10% tariff. That’s what he’s about wrote on the Truth Social platform.
“Any country joining the anti-American BRICS policy will be subject to an additional 10% tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Thank you for your attention to this issue!” – said Trump.
His statement followed criticism from BRICS members of Trump’s tariff policies and proposed changes to the structure of the International Monetary Fund.
We will remind, BRICS was founded in 2009 by the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Subsequently, the Republic of South Africa joined the association, and last year – Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump has long been critical of BRICS, an alliance created to strengthen the influence of its members on the world stage, particularly as a counterweight to the United States and Western Europe. In December 2024, Trump had already threatened to impose tariffs against the BRICS countries, saying that “we are going to impose at least a 100 percent tariff on the business they do with the United States.”
