{"id":26992,"date":"2026-07-13T10:50:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricspolicycenter.org\/?p=26992"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:50:48","slug":"the-brics-policy-center-bpc-puc-rio-participated-on-july-6th-in-the-event-brics-after-the-expansion-from-economic-platform-to-emerging-political-bloc-the-western-response-in-a-changi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricspolicycenter.org\/en\/the-brics-policy-center-bpc-puc-rio-participated-on-july-6th-in-the-event-brics-after-the-expansion-from-economic-platform-to-emerging-political-bloc-the-western-response-in-a-changi\/","title":{"rendered":"The BRICS Policy Center (BPC\/PUC-Rio) participated, on July 6th, in the event &#8220;BRICS+ After the Expansion \u2013 From Economic Platform to Emerging Political Bloc? 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