There are significant political tensions in the BRIC and other emerging nations resulting from the uneven pattern of the costs and benefits of globalisation
In some instances, these uneven, internal regional or ethnic divisions threaten to dis-unify nation-states
Internal tensions within the BRICS: Brazil
Divisions arose over the costs of hosting of the World Cup (2014) and the Olympic Games (2016). Protesters argued that the money would have been better spent in alleviating poverty.
Indigenous communities of the Amazon are facing loss of ancestral land from land
Bolsonaro elected in 2019, divided Brazilian society on a wide range of issues from anti-LGBT rights and support for deforestation
Internal tensions within the BRICS: Russia
Internal tensions on Russian nationalism are a phenomenon that have political, social and cultural dimensions and many link back to the era of the Soviet Union
Russification was a policy of enforcing Russian culture on the vast numbers of ethnic minorities that lived in Russia.
It involved promoting Russian language, religion, education, and administration over other cultures and suppressing their rights and identities.
Internal tensions within the BRICS: India
There are long-standing tensions between the Hindi majority and Muslim minority
Kashmir in the northwest is a difficult region to control and is disputed with Pakistan
Several separatist movements in the northeast of the country Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram
Internal tensions within the BRICS: China
Separatist pressure exists in Tibet where the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group live, resulting in the Chinese government constructing 're-education camps' (Potential genocide)
Internally, there is large rural to urban migration and the hukou system has resulted in migrants not having full rights when they move to urban areas.
Hong Kong has seen pro-democracy protests as a response to Beijing's move to exert more control within the semi-autonomous region. China's new National Security Law (2020) effectively gives control over Hong Kong