- Brazil, the BRICS chair country, announced that Indonesia has been included as a full member of BRICS.
- Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country.
- Indonesia formally informed the group about its interest in joining BRICS only after the establishment of its new government.
- BRICS was formed in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. The first BRICS summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2009.
- BRICS was expanded in 2024 and Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates have been included in the bloc.
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