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Milei Anti-BRICS Membership, 'Alignment w/US, Israel, Not Communists'

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Following conservative Cambio presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich coming out against Argentina's BRICS membership on 24 August, another leading contender - libertarian Javier Milei - has also said that should he win the presidency, Argentina will not join the bloc. Using typically robust language, Milei statedthat "Our geopolitical alignment is with the United States and Israel. We are not going to align ourselves with communists."

  • This means that two of the three credible candidates for the Argentinian presidency have stated their opposition to joining BRICS. Only Economy Minister Sergio Massa, candidate of the incumbent Peronist Union for the Homeland (UP), has voiced his support.
  • Milei's opposition to joining BRICS is not a surprise. Given that a major policy objective for him on taking office would be dollarising the Argentinian economy, speculation on the BRICS' eventual efforts to de-dollarise cross-border trade between the countries would make membership incompatible with a Milei presidency.

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