This article is dead wrong. Bolsonaro wanted to get out of Mercosul, not BRICS. He had a neutral relationship with all BRICS countries, and even had a huge popularity boost from renting a Russian oil cargo ship to boost gas reserves during the pandemic. Putin and Xi still wanted him out because Lula is much more incompetent and does not threaten the dual-order Russia-China leadership; a strong Brazil would be a huge risk to BRICS.
Razzoriel 0 points 1.8 years ago
This article is dead wrong. Bolsonaro wanted to get out of Mercosul, not BRICS. He had a neutral relationship with all BRICS countries, and even had a huge popularity boost from renting a Russian oil cargo ship to boost gas reserves during the pandemic. Putin and Xi still wanted him out because Lula is much more incompetent and does not threaten the dual-order Russia-China leadership; a strong Brazil would be a huge risk to BRICS.