Argentina will not join the BRICS emerging economies bloc as planned next year, a senior official on President-elect Javier Milei’s transition team announced Thursday.
Incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino stated on X: “No ingresaremos a los BRICS (we will not join BRICS).”
Mondino had previously downplayed BRICS’ trade benefits, given Argentina’s existing partnerships with members Brazil and China. She portrayed the bloc as more political symbolism than economic substance.
Her remarks signal a drastic shift in Argentina’s foreign policy orientation, aligning more closely with the United States under Milei’s libertarian administration.
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The decision reverses the outgoing administration’s acceptance of a BRICS membership offer in August. President Alberto Fernández had celebrated the invitation for access to new markets.
BRICS nations — representing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — account for over 40% of the global population and a third o
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