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Brazil in Haiti: debate over the peacekeeping mission
15/11/2006 By Amélie Gauthier, Sarah-Lea John de Sousa
More than two years ago, Brazil assumed the leadership of the military troops of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, referred to by its French acronym MINUSTAH. Since then, Brazil´s role in that country has been the subject of heated debate in the Brazilian Parliament, among acedemics and even among members of the Partido de los Trabajadores, PT, Workers Party, currently in office.
It is foreseeable that the current president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva will pursue the same foreign policy he has implemented during his first term of office. For the President, Brazil's presence in Haiti is essential to his country. Nonetheless, Brazil's continuity in Haiti is not entirely ensured due to internal disagreement within the PT. This article will analyze the debate in Brazil over the Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti.
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Keywords
Brazil Haiti Latin America & Caribbean Peacekeeping Regional powersRelated publications
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Bio author: Amélie Gauthier
Amélie Gauthier has an MA in International Cooperation and Project Management from the Ortega and Gasset Institute in Madrid and a BA in International Business and Finance from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Montreal. Prior to joining FRIDE, Amélie worked as a political analyst for the Canadian Embassy in Madrid (2005-2006).
Bio author: Sarah-Lea John de Sousa
Sarah-Lea John de Sousa holds an MA in Regional Sciences of Latin America (RWL) from the University of Cologne and is currently studying for a PhD in International Relations at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. She was formerly a development project manager at the Chuconsultig agency in Germany.
