Revista Conjuntura Austral

7-19

Authors: Sean Burges

One of the central foreign policy challenges that will confront the victor of October presidential election is how to make this area of public policy relevant and of interest to Brazilian politicians and the wider public. This article addresses this challenge by arguing that it is time for Brazilians to re-examine what is meant by autonomy and sovereignty within the context for their country‟s foreign policy. No policy prescriptions or interpretations are offered. Attention is instead focused on arguing that the national, regional and global context has changed, making reflexive adherence to pre-existing conceptual understandings is dangerous and does carry costs. If nothing is to change, the article argues, this should be a conscious choice that comes from politically and publicly engaged debate, which in turn will provide Itamaraty with the direction and support it needs to continue advancing Brazil‟s national interest.

44-61

Authors: Ana Regina Falkembach Simão

The present article aims at to reflect on the Foreign Policy and the presidential elections of 2014 in Brazil, from one retaken of the position of the candidates concerning the Mercosul and the future of the block, in the context of a bigger visibility of the subject in the mass media agenda. For in such a way, it will be boarded historical aspects of Mercosul’s formation and development, its advances and challenges, beyond the main theoretical and diplomatic evaluations on the complex process of regional integration, that oppose two distinct visions historically consolidated.

86-101

Authors: Renata Oliveira Anunciato, Vanessa Marx

The article examines the role of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in the Brazilian Foreign Policy (BFP), from the Lula government, through the case study of the Cotton-4 Project. The first part describes the South-South Cooperation (SSC) in BFP; the second addresses the role of EMBRAPA in theCotton-4 Project and the relationship of the project with the World Trade Organization (WTO).