What is BRICS?
The 2001 investment label, the 2009 forum, and what the grouping is not.
Index
Definition articles
Seven explainers. The first four are the core path; the last three add institutions, energy geography, and a comparison with the G7.
Membership evolution
Original five, 2024 expansion, later joiners, and statuses that remain unsettled.
New Development Bank
Fortaleza 2014, Shanghai headquarters, local-currency lending as stated policy.
De-dollarization, framed
Settlement experiments versus a common currency. Uncertainty stays labeled.
Summits and institutions
Rotating chair, joint statements, and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement.
Energy and routes
Producers, consumers, chokepoints, and inbound links to the conflict hub.
BRICS vs G7
Two leaders’ clubs with no founding treaty. Members, decisions, institutions, and the 2026 summits, with dated sources.