BRICS decides on the chairmanship of new member countries

Until 2028, the BRICS will be chaired by the former five (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and only then summits can be held in the countries that joined the group in 2024 and 2025, South Africa's sous-sheriff in BRICS Ben Joubert told Izvestia.

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"Right now Brazil is presiding. After it will be: India, China and South Africa, and then we will start already taking into account the new member countries. The idea is this. After South Africa, everything will probably be in alphabetical order. That is, Brazil will again become the chairman," the diplomat explained.

In 2024, the UAE, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia joined the BRICS members. In 2025, Indonesia became the tenth member.

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