Overview
- Brazil’s finance minister canceled his Russia trip after Moscow airports suspended operations due to reported drone attacks.
- The Paris stop for ministerial meetings tied to the G7 remains on the schedule as the team rebooks travel.
- He had planned to attend the New Development Bank board meeting in Moscow and meet NDB president Dilma Rousseff.
- Durigan said Brazil will push talks on war‑related economic shocks and on critical minerals to attract investment under rules that keep national control.
- The government has flagged an NDB‑financed Smart Hospital with the University of São Paulo as a priority project that links local care to global tech know‑how.