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Regarding the "rise of ‘BRICS’ nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, & South Africa) over the G-7." Please keep in mind that two of those nations, China and Russia, are posting numbers that are suspect at best. China indefinitely suspended posting it's GDP numbers late last year and Russia's future is dismal at best. Forbes stated in January that total Chinese debt was "$51.9 trillion, almost three times the size of China’s economy as measured by the country’s gross domestic product." In other words, if we're going to take their word for it, I'm sure China & Russia are taking over the world. Best of luck with that. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/yes-china-lying-about-size-its-economy-135107

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Additionally, Brazil is wholly dependent on Russia for fertilizer for most of its agricultural output. Russia is no longer exporting any of it's fertilizer due to the war and their dicey future.

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