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Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.: BRICS’ Only Option: Massive Economic Shift— End of Unilateral Sanctions

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This interview explores the growing momentum of BRICS in challenging Western financial dominance and unilateral sanctions. It highlights the challenges faced by the New Development Bank (NDB) due to the threat of secondary sanctions, and discusses the urgent need for alternative, independent payment systems like BRICS Pay to bypass the weaponized SWIFT network. The conversation also examines the erosion of the petrodollar system amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia, and how strategic overreach by the US is accelerating global de-dollarization. Discover how BRICS nations are building a resilient, multipolar financial architecture to safeguard their economies and reshape the global order.

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