At this week’s summit in Rio de Janeiro, BRICS leaders made one thing crystal clear: they’re done letting the U.S. dollar run the show.
Under Brazil’s 2025 chairship, foreign ministers rolled out plans to ditch Western dominance in trade and finance. Their strategy?
The bloc isn’t just talking. They’re pushing real deals in reals, rupees, rubles, and yuan.
“Enhanced use of local currencies” — straight from the Chair’s Statement, Rio 2025
This isn’t just to flex independence. It’s a move to:
The headline move? BRICS Clear — a proposed cross-border payment system that cuts out Western intermediaries altogether.
Imagine trading across continents with zero need for the dollar. That’s the pitch.
If launched, BRICS Clear would:
Beyond payments, BRICS is prepping a capital firehose for infrastructure and innovation.
The ministers discussed:
This isn’t just rhetoric — it’s about building parallel financial institutions that match BRICS’s long-term geopolitical vision.
With Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE joining BRICS, the group’s reach is expanding. And so are its ambitions.
Each new step — from local currency trade to BRICS Clear — is part of a larger blueprint: 🛑 Decenter the dollar 🛠️ Build sovereign systems 🌍 Reshape the global financial order from the Global South outward
As trust in Western banking crumbles, BRICS wants to be the Plan B for the world’s money.
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