Brazil’s regional leadership in the early 21st century
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2022-4-49-59
Abstract
The article deals with policy aimed to strengthen the country’s role in South America of the Brazilian governments of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro in the first two decades of the 21st century. The Brazil’s desire to become a part of the global community based on leadership in South America was articulated at the beginning of the 20th century by then Minister of Foreign Affairs Baron de Rio-Branco. Since then it has become a key issue of Brazilian foreign policy. It was shown in the article that Lula’s strategy for playing a more prominent role in regional affairs was especially successful in the areas of subregional integration and creation of new formats of multilateral cooperation. In context of significant changes of the regional context because of electoral results and impact of external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic the current Brazilian government had to review of its approach to the state positioning within the region. This change has already affected Brazil’s relations with other South American countries and effectiveness of its regional leadership.
About the Author
A. D. Shcherbakova
Institute of Latin American Studies Russian Academy of Sciences; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna D. Shcherbakova, Cand. of Sci. (Political Science), associate professor
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Shcherbakova A.D. Brazil’s regional leadership in the early 21st century. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2022;(4):49-59. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2022-4-49-59
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