Foreign Policy and International Relations

The Bolsonaro government has also made a radical change of course in the field of international relations, not only with regard to the foreign policy of PT governments, but according to many observers, with regard to the fundamental paradigms of Brazilian foreign policy. The strong emphasis on conservative and religiously motivated values in foreign policy discourse, the turning away from Latin America and the quasi-automatic alliance with the U.S. government under President Trump are some of the core components of this reorientation.

Panelists: Britta Weiffen (The Open University, Milton Keynes), Monica Herz (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)