Change over continuity? An analysis of Brazilian foreign policy during President Lula\'s years (2003-2010)

• Autor(a) principal: Viegas, Otávio Macedo
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP
• Texto Completo: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/101/101131/tde-29102013-182935/
• topic: Autonomia; Autonomy; Brasil; Brasil; Change; Foreign policy; Lula; Lula; Mudança; Política externa

Since the first months of Lula da Silva\'s presidency, Brazil adopted a more assertive stance in its foreign policy. A number of recent papers and books have emphasized one aspect of change in the country\'s strategy of external insertion, during President Lula\'s two terms in office (2003-2010): autonomy played a central role in the framing of Brazilian interests in global affairs. Chapter 1 reviews the literature on Brazilian foreign policy during that period, taking into account the following dimensions: a) the concept of autonomy; b) the return of the autonomist group to Itamaraty and the erosion of the ministry\'s monopoly in foreign policy-making; c) the links between regional leadership and a more autonomous stance in international politics. The goal of chapter 2 is to make an analysis of Brazilian foreign policy during President Lula\'s years (2003-2010) and is divided in two parts, besides the introduction and the conclusion. In the first section I initially discuss the concepts of middle-power and autonomy, then proceed to an overview of Brazil\'s foreign policy in the period. In the second section I analyze the country\'s quest for autonomy during President Lula\'s government, emphasizing the aspect of change in diplomatic stances during his second term. I argue that adjustment and program changes took place in this period and also discuss structural challenges affecting Brazil today.