BRICS and BRICS Plus

social, environmental and cultural perspectives for generating mutual value between nations, possibilities and challenges

Abstract

Since its creation in 2009, BRICS has aimed to take advantage of the political and economic situation among its peers so that there can be exchanges of goods and products from unique nations on the international relations scene: developing countries, the world's largest country, Russia, two economies on the rise, China and India, as well as South Africa, Africa's largest economy. The aim of the article is to address the possibilities, even with the current dependence on the United States and the dollar in the international market, in the emergence of opportunities for the bloc to grow without the interference of Donald Trump, although he has already threatened the bloc with sanctions if it creates a new currency and adopts it in trade relations. However, the question is to what extent can there be mutual growth between the nations that are joining even with ethnic, cultural and experiential differences, i.e. will the economy and international diplomacy be able to eliminate cultural barriers and generate technical progress in countries that are so ethnically different in favor of market independence from the United States? The methodology used is a descriptive reference of authors and institutions that measure success and cultural barriers between countries.