Brazil: Geopolitics and "opening for Pacific"

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2016)

Jul-Sep / 2016
Published March 1, 2020
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How to Cite

Padula, Raphael, and José Luís Fiori. 2016. “Brazil: Geopolitics and "Opening for Pacific"”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 36 (3):536-56. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572016v36n03a05.

Brazil: Geopolitics and "opening for Pacific"

Raphael Padula
Professor Adjunto, Geopolítica e Economia Política Internacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro,
José Luís Fiori
Professor de Economia Política Internacional no Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro,
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 36 No. 3 (2016), Jul-Sep / 2016, Pages 536-556

Abstract

The paper analyzes the challenges of the new stage of Brazilian foreign policy, and in particular its project of South American integration and economic forecast for the Pacific coast. It remarks the dynamics and the challenges presents in different integration initiatives in South America, especially in the Pacific Alliance, the Iniciative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America and the South American Council of Infra structure and Planning.

JEL Classification: F15; F50; F53.


Keywords: Brazil Pacific Basin South America Regional Integration