As one of Latin America's most vocal critics of “Israel,” Brazil President Lula da Silva has steered his country from being a strategic ally to a staunch adversary of the Israeli Occupation.

The BRICS no longer wants to present itself as a group of five developing nations but rather as a rival of the United States and the European Union.

Following the withdrawal from the grain deal, Russia destroyed Ukraine's Black Sea ports to disrupt grain shipments pivotal to the Ukrainian economy.

The presidents of Argentina and Brazil are to launch a common currency called "el sur," raising skepticism about the feasibility of such projects.