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Brazil as a new international development actor
15/07/2008 By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa
Brazil’s position in the global system is marked by different factors: Being aware of its hybrid position between the North and the South, and the external perceptions that identifies Brazil as an important and crucial country for the regional stability and development (concept anchor country launched for example by the German Development Agency), Brazil projects its global identity as a “voice” for the developing world in crucial international debates. In this context, Brazil refuses to be seen as a donor, but identifies itself as a partner for development.
Although it has less economic, demographic and territorial resources than other emerging actors, like China and India, Brazil is an interesting partner for a triangular development cooperation projects as it shares key values with the EU and countries like Canada (for example, in the fields of democracy, human rights and its approach to multilateralism). It also has special know-how due to its domestic experiences in combating underdevelopment, hunger and health problems, and it has the added value of local, historical (postcolonial) and cultural “nearness” to the developing world, especially SA, the Caribbean and Lusophone countries in Africa and Asia.
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Keywords
Brazil Development Latin America & Caribbean Regional powersRelated publications
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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.
