Probability of Brazil Leaving BRICS After Election Assessed

Source: Рамблер | Original Published At: 2026-10-24 03:52:58 UTC

Key Points

• Professor Fabiano Melnychuk said that if right-wing Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election, the United States may demand that Brazil leave BRICS.
• The analyst described such a scenario as likely, while noting that Brazil's participation in BRICS could also simply become minimal instead of ending entirely.
• An alternative to full withdrawal was identified as Brazil reducing its involvement in the bloc's work.
• RT analyst Timur Almukov previously assessed that Brazil would not leave BRICS even if Bolsonaro became president.