[muxator]

With all its present and past limitations, Brazil is a democracy. I do not know India enough, but it is not a regime either.

[varjag]

It's worth remembering that the origin of BRICS was the Goldman Sachs portfolio for emerging markets. For some bizarre reason the term became loved by Western far left and then took a life of its own.

[lysace]

I did not claim the opposite. Although I do question the morality of partnering with Russia in 2024.

[shiroiushi]

Yes, it is. Every government is a regime:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/regime

The word frequently has a negative connotation, but that isn't strictly part of the definition.