BRICS isn’t exactly picky, but has just rejected Venezuela
The dictatorship’s attempt to join the club was rejected, and its neighbours are now openly critical
Three months after stealing a presidential election, the Venezuelan regime is trying to give the impression that the matter is closed. On November 4th an ebullient President Nicolás Maduro joked on state television that one remaining detail he needed to clear up before being re-inaugurated on January 10th was the dress code. “Wear a tie, if possible,” quipped Jorge Rodríguez, the head of the rubber-stamp national assembly.
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