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Summits[edit]

The grouping has held annual summits since 2009, with member countries taking turns to host.
Prior to South Africa's admission, two BRIC summits were held, in 2009 and 2010. The first
five-member BRICS summit was held in 2011. The most recent BRICS summit took place
in Fortaleza, Brazil, from 14 to 16 July 2014.[32]

Date(s)

1st

16 June
2009

2nd

Host
country

Host leader

Location

Notes

Russia

Dmitry
Medvedev

15 April
2010

Brazil

Luiz Incio
Braslia
Lula da Silva

Guests: Jacob Zuma (President of South


Africa) and Riyad al-Maliki(Foreign Minister
of the Palestinian National Authority)

3rd

14 April
2011

China

Hu Jintao

First summit to include South Africa


alongside the original BRICcountries.

4th

29 March
2012

2627
5th March
2013

Manmohan
India Singh

South
Africa

1416
6th
July 2014 Brazil

7th 2015

Russia

Yekaterinburg (Sevastianov's
House)

Sanya (Sheraton Sanya Resort)

New Delhi (Taj Mahal Hotel)

Jacob Zuma

Durban (Durban ICC)

Dilma
Rousseff

Fortaleza (Centro de Eventos


do Cear)[33]
Braslia

Vladimir

Ufa[36]

Putin

BRICS New Development Bankand reserve


currency pool agreements signed.
Guest: Leaders of Union of South American
Nations(UNASUR)[34][35]

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