title: O RETORNO DA GEOPOLÍTICA: A ASCENSÃO DOS BRICS
abstract: The convergence of five big developing countries concerning their common national interest of rising in the International System is the amalgam that makes BRICS cohesive in front of the tempestous global transition to multipolarity. This essay, which aims to connect the moment and the present challenges of BRICS vis-à-vis the contemporary geopolitical scenario, is composed of three parts. In the first, we seek evaluating the results of the Fortaleza Summit in relation to the great uncertainties 
journal: Austral Brazilian Journal of Strategy & International Relations