Indonesia joined the BRICS as a full member of the association. Brazil, which will assume the presidency of the community in 2025, announced the official entry of the Asian country into the BRICS.
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Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Indonesia’s candidacy was approved by the group’s leaders at a summit in Johannesburg in August 2023.
The decision to join Indonesia in the BRICS was made after the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2024 and the formation of a new government.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the accession of the State with the largest population and largest economy in Southeast Asia will have a positive impact on cooperation with the Global South, which is one of the priority issues for Brazil during its BRICS presidency.
On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia joined the original BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).
As reported by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since January 1, 2025, Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan joined the association as partner states. According to the same statement, Indonesia was also expected to join the BRICS as a partner country.
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