$BANANAS31 #BRICSExpansion
BRICS has expanded to include 11 full members—with Indonesia officially joining in January 2025—and has welcomed 10 new partner countries such as Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. This broadening of the alliance, now representing nearly half the world’s population and a significant share of global GDP, underscores BRICS’s ambition to provide a counterweight to Western influence and promote a multipolar world order. #BRICSvSNATO
Under Brazil’s 2025 presidency, the bloc is intensifying cooperation in finance, sustainable development, and geopolitical strategy, as highlighted in the Rio de Janeiro Declaration adopted at the 17th BRICS Summit. The inclusion of diverse economies and resource-rich nations strengthens BRICS’s role as a leading force in the Global South and global economic governance