Alignments and realignments: Discussions around the Latin American candidate for BRICS. An analysis of the positions of Brazil as a founding member and Argentina as the failed candidate | Alineamientos y realineamientos: Discusiones en torno al candidato latinoamericano para BRICS. Un análisis sobre las posiciones de Brasil como miembro fundador y de Argentina como el aspirante fallido

Abstract

The BRICS have inaugurated a new phase in the evolution of the group from which the discussion regarding the expansion of its members became central. Although around twenty countries were interested in joining, only six candidates were formally invited, Argentina being the only Latin American invited. It is then worth asking ourselves: How were the conversations for this expansion of membership developed within the framework of an international order of complex alignments? Particularly, what position did the Brazilian government defend during these negotiations? What was the decision-making process like in Argentina? This article aims to analyze the discussions surrounding the Latin American candidate for BRICS, focusing on the positions held, on the one hand, by Brazil as a founding member of the bloc and, on the other hand, by Argentina, which was invited to join but later decided to join. not materialize your income. The work seeks to achieve a more complete understanding of the recent metamorphosis of BRICS in order to contribute to the knowledge of a block of countries that has become crucial for the understanding of the current international order characterized by a re-signification of international alignments.