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By Mirette Magdy and Simone Iglesias

July 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM UTC

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July 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM UTC

Unlike Brazil’s Group of 20 summit, no one was late or missing when leaders of the world’s major emerging-market nations gathered for a family photo Sunday in Rio de Janeiro — at least not accidentally.

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