#BRICS to announce memberships of new nations at summit, citing major shift in global order.
Countries that have formally applied to join the alliance:
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇮🇷 Iran