Argentina Won't Join BRICS Alliance in Milei's Latest Policy Shift

FILE - Javier Milei and his sister, Karina, arrive at the government house in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10, 2023, after he was sworn in as Argentina's president. Under Milei's leadership, Argentina announced on December 29 that it will not join the BRICS group of nations.

Argentina formally announced Friday that it won't join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina's new far-right populist president, Javier Milei.