Brazilian foreign policy and the "democratic circumstance": from respectful silence to noisy politicization

This article examines the progressive politicization of Brazilian Foreign Policy since the first direct presidential election held in Brazil after the redemocratization (1989) until the last year in office of President Lula da Silva's second term (2010), under the aegis of domestic democratic institutions and the renewed influence played by international actors and processes.

democracy; foreign policy; Brazil