As a Brazilian, I'd rather have Ukraine than Russia in BRICS. Of course EU is certainly more attractive.
I would rather not be a part of the BRICS tbh
For sure! Until recently I didn't even know it has become some sort of official thing, I always thought that it was just an observation by economists that these 5 countries in particular were "ahead" of the other "developing" countries.
Has been an official thing for a long time now I believe, with meetings and such
And I only found out recently when other countries started talking about joining.