The role of the European Union in the Brazilian foreign policy: an analysis of the Brazil-European Union Strategic Partnership

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André Luiz Reis da Silva
Vitória Volpato

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This article aims to discuss the role of the European Union (EU) in Brazilian foreign policy by analyzing the Brazil-European Union Strategic Partnership. To do so, this investigation involves the use of qualitative data, literature review, and documentary research. Both Brazil and the EU do not present precise definitions for what they understand as strategic partnerships and, hence, this phenomenon must be framed through structural elements in these actors’ foreign policy. The European bloc is an important actor in Brazilian foreign policy, given the historic evolution of Brazil-EU relations, the establishment of the Strategic Partnership, and the EU’s economic relevance for the country. In turn, the current locus of the EU in Brazilian foreign policy is still unclear, due to overlapping levels of interaction between Brazil and the EU and to the difficulties in the domestic scenarios of both actors.

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da Silva, A. L. R., & Volpato, V. (2022). The role of the European Union in the Brazilian foreign policy: an analysis of the Brazil-European Union Strategic Partnership. Revista Sul-Americana De Ciência Política, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.15210/rsulacp.v8i1.21382
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Biografia do Autor

André Luiz Reis da Silva, Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Ciência Política (UFRGS). Pós-doutorado na School of Oriental and African Studies/University of London. Professor dos PPGs em Ciência Política e  Estudos Estratégicos Internacionais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil. Bolsista de Produtividade CNPq (PQ2). Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2593-1189 Email:reisdasilva@hotmail.com.

Vitória Volpato, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce

Vitória Volpato is currently studying at the Pontificia Universitàdella Santa Croce, Italy. She holds a B. A. in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Brazil.