I was trying to figure out what the common ground of all these BRIC countries was:
Their corruption index was very bad (with one notable exception: UAE)
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
Country: Score: Rank:
UAE, 68 23
China, 43 76
South Africa 41 82
India, 38 96
Ethiopia 37 99
Brazil, 34 107
Thailand 34 107
Egypt, 30 130
Iran, 23 151
Russia, 22 154