On 20 October in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff who came to Tatarstan to take part in events of the 16th BRICS Summit by direct flight Shanghai-Kazan on 19 October. 

On 19 October, upon her arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, who came to Tatarstan to take part in events of the 16th BRICS Summit, was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials.

On October 19, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held in a videoconference with all regional municipalities, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the summit of heads of state is a key event of Russia's BRICS presidency in 2024 and informed about the restrictions that are being imposed in the capital of Tatarstan - Kazan - during the events of the 16th BRICS summit.

On October 18, at the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin took part in the farewell ceremony with the outstanding figure of theatrical art, People’s Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Tazetdinov.

On October 17, at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov discussed the issues of further cooperation in developing the trade union movement, solving a number of urgent tasks facing trade unions in the region, further work to strengthen the prestige of working professions and other issues. Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Tatarstan Elena Kuzmicheva took part in the meeting.

On October 16, at their working meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and CEO of the Tourism.RF Corporation Sergey Sukhanov discussed the the implementation of the investment project to create a year-round resort "Kazan Marina" in the Laishevo region of the republic. The participants discussed the preparation of the necessary design documentation, as well as upcoming tasks for the construction of supporting infrastructure, and the construction of the complex itself.

On October 16, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, the Aide to the Rais of the republic Olesya Baltusova and the Chairman of the regional Committee on Protection of Cultural Sites Ivan Guschin visited a number of sites of cult in Kazan.

The first site in the programme of visit was the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery. Three years ago, the restored Cathedral of the Icon of the Kazan Virgin was opened here. Work on the further restoration of the monastery complex is being carried out under the list of instructions from the Rais of Tatarstan.

On October 16, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Mufti of the republic Kamil Samigullin and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a solemn ceremony of opening the historic Ak Mechet mosque in Kazan after restoration.

On October 15, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, which was chaired by the Head of the Administration of Russian President Anton Vayno via videoconference.

On 14 October at a briefing in the Government House of Tatarstan journalists were informed about who will come to the BRICS summit to Kazan, who will have meetings with the Rais (Head) of the republic Rustam Minnihanov, what restrictions will be introduced in the capital of the republic and what is expected as the results of the largest international event.