Hanoi (VNA) – Brazil's government said in a statement on January 6 that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of major emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Brazil, which holds the bloc's presidency in 2025, said the member states approved Indonesia's entry as part of an expansion push initially adopted at the bloc's 2023 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
According to Brazil, Indonesia's bid got the green light from BRICS in 2023 but the Southeast Asian country asked to join following the presidential election held in 2024. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took office in October 20.
The Brazilian government emphasised that Indonesia shares with the other members of the group support for the reform of global governance institutions, and contributes positively to the deepening of cooperation in the Global South.
Indonesia, the world's fourth most-populous nation, had previously expressed its desire to join the group as a means to strengthen emerging countries and further the interests of the so-called Global South./.
