Federico Pinedo, a key figure in Argentina’s center-right Juntos por el Cambio coalition, suggests avoiding the BRICS group. He spoke at a symposium in Buenos Aires recently. Close to presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, Pinedo may be a future foreign minister. He said Argentina should steer clear of BRICS, emphasizing its political rather than commercial focus. […]
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