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Dilma Rousseff

President, New Development Bank (NDB)

Search every verified Dilma Rousseff interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. On September 11, 2026, New Development Bank (NDB) President Dilma Rousseff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. During the meeting, Putin called for broader NDB programs across more economic sectors and proposed new investment and digital platforms to expand the bank's capabilities. Rousseff stated that Russia's participation in the NDB is crucial to strengthening the Global South and the BRICS organization as a whole. Rousseff expressed optimism about progress in addressing what she described as a "profound injustice" in the relationship between the bank and Russia, noting that Russia had consistently contributed to the NDB in a decisive and punctual manner. She said the bank had taken steps to resolve this issue and was on an appropriate path, adding that approved projects would benefit Russia and all other NDB members.

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“We have several deficits in the world today. We have a governance deficit. We have a security deficit. We have a development deficit. In short we have a series of deficits. And trust deficit of trust too. I would say that trust is the greatest deficit. Mistrust is a characteristic of today. Why? Because we live in a world where suddenly you have an absolutely uncontrolled and indiscriminate tariff war. You also have ”

“We live in a financial world, that is the so-called international financial system that was built after World War II, which today has a very perverse characteristic. A large part of the liquidity or the amount of money in the world goes to finance the high debts of developed countries. For example, the US has a debt of around $35 to $37 trillion and several European countries are also heavily indebted. Most of the mo”

“Essa guerra comercial é o maior erro que alguém pode, algum país possa cometer. Essas tarifas de 2 de abril, elas são responsáveis pela desdolarização.”

“Nós vivemos hoje uma era muito difícil, marcada pelo retrocesso na globalização, em que o protecionismo e a volatilidade cambial, as tensões geopolíticas e a fragmentação, sobretudo isso, a fragmentação das cadeias produtivas ameaçam a estabilidade das economias emergentes e dos países em desenvolvimento. Nesse cenário, os países do sul global têm uma responsabilidade histórica, fortalecer sua colaboração.”

“Olha, eu acredito que essa guerra comercial é o maior erro que algum país possa cometer. Essa guerra comercial... elas são responsáveis pela desdolarização.”

“dentro do MDB nenhum sócio tem poder de veto não interessa a participação dele no início todo mundo tem voto igual nós não impomos condicionalidade nenhuma para nossos membros nós não vamos falar assim ó você tem de privatizar a b c o d não tem isso conosco”

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