Brazil's government said in a statement on January 6 that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of major emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chair of BRICS 2024, on October 23 evening (local time) hosted a welcome ceremony for head delegates and a reception for the delegations to the BRICS Summit and Expanded BRICS meeting.