Brazil’s Strategies and Partnerships: The Place of the European Union
Brazil’s Strategies and Partnerships: The Place of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: How has Brazil’s diplomatic corps perceived the international order since the beginning of the century? What position has Europe held in Brazil’s foreign policy in the period? How is Europe perceived by Brazilian foreign policymakers? Based on the understanding that Brazil is building up its regional leadership and its role as a global player, the article presents the role of the European Union in Brazilian foreign policy and the perceptions of Brazilian foreign policy makers regarding the Strategic Partnership signed with the EU. The aim of the article is set out the ideas that underpinned Brazilian foreign policy making during the Lula da Silva (2003–2010) years and analyse the characteristics of the foreign policy actually implemented during Lula’s government while focusing on the place Europe holds amongst Brazil’s strategies and partnerships in the context of a world order in times of crisis. Finally, some features of the Brazilian foreign policy towards the EU implemented by the Dilma Rousseff government are also pointed out in the article. The ideas of foreign policy makers are given special weight throughout the analysis.

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