The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy

Abstract At the beginning of this century, International Development Cooperation (IDC) began to occupy a central position in Brazil’s international status. Political and social transformations created conditions for Brazil to begin acting as a relevant protagonist in international projects, especial...

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Main Authors: Pietro Carlos de Souza Rodrigues, Patrícia Andrade de Oliveira e Silva
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Language:Spanish
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro 2025-08-01
Series:Contexto Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292025000100208&tlng=en
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description Abstract At the beginning of this century, International Development Cooperation (IDC) began to occupy a central position in Brazil’s international status. Political and social transformations created conditions for Brazil to begin acting as a relevant protagonist in international projects, especially in developing nations, through South-South Cooperation (SSC). However, a succession of crises after 2011 and the emergence of ideas opposed to cooperation during the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) altered the conditions that sustained IDC as part of Brazilian foreign policy. In this article, we will identify the political and economic conditions that ensured (1) the structuring and (2) the growth of Brazilian cooperation up until 2011, and we will argue that the loss of these conditions resulted in IDC’s (3) decline, leading to (4) its agony beginning in 2019. Finally, we will evaluate several consequences of the cooperation crisis based on an evaluation of Brazilian foreign policy in the global health agenda, and its commercial relationship with African nations.
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spelling doaj-art-f8831aa337a4422ca05bfa189e4df1d72025-08-20T04:03:25ZspaPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroContexto Internacional1982-02402025-08-0147110.1590/s0102-8529.20254701e20230026The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign PolicyPietro Carlos de Souza Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-0104Patrícia Andrade de Oliveira e Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-3536Abstract At the beginning of this century, International Development Cooperation (IDC) began to occupy a central position in Brazil’s international status. Political and social transformations created conditions for Brazil to begin acting as a relevant protagonist in international projects, especially in developing nations, through South-South Cooperation (SSC). However, a succession of crises after 2011 and the emergence of ideas opposed to cooperation during the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) altered the conditions that sustained IDC as part of Brazilian foreign policy. In this article, we will identify the political and economic conditions that ensured (1) the structuring and (2) the growth of Brazilian cooperation up until 2011, and we will argue that the loss of these conditions resulted in IDC’s (3) decline, leading to (4) its agony beginning in 2019. Finally, we will evaluate several consequences of the cooperation crisis based on an evaluation of Brazilian foreign policy in the global health agenda, and its commercial relationship with African nations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292025000100208&tlng=eninternational cooperationdevelopmentSouth-South cooperationforeign policycrisesBrazil
spellingShingle Pietro Carlos de Souza Rodrigues
Patrícia Andrade de Oliveira e Silva
The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
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international cooperation
development
South-South cooperation
foreign policy
crises
Brazil
title The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
title_full The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
title_fullStr The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
title_full_unstemmed The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
title_short The Crises and Agony of International Development Cooperation: Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy
title_sort crises and agony of international development cooperation consequences for brazilian foreign policy
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development
South-South cooperation
foreign policy
crises
Brazil
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