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Great News
Cuba joins BRICS
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2024/10/24/brics-approves-cuba-bolivia-and-11-other-countries-as-partner-states/
The group of countries invited to join the BRICS as "partner states" includes Turkey, Indonesia, Algeria, Belarus, Cuba, Bolivia, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam, Nigeria, and Uganda.
According to diplomatic sources from the Brazilian delegation in Kazan heard by Brasil de Fato, Venezuela was left off the list due to Brazil's veto, which was presented during the preliminary negotiations of the summit.