Bolivias President Calls on South American Countries to Ditch US Dollar Bolster Alliances With China and BRICS
Bolivia’s President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Lucho Arce) has urged members and associated states of the Mercosur trade bloc to de-dollarize and establish stronger strategic alliances with international organizations, including the BRICS group. “We are experiencing a crucial moment of transition towards a multipolar world that guarantees a balance of powers and respects the principle of non-interference,” he emphasized. Bolivia Calls for De-Dollarization at Mercosur Summit Bolivia’s President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Lucho Arce) called for de-dollarization and increased strategic alliances with international organizations, including the BRICS economic bloc at the 62nd Summit of Heads of State of Mercosur and Associated States in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Southern Common Market, also known as Mercosur, is a South American trade bloc whose full members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela joined as a full member in 2012 but was suspended indefinitely in la