O princípio da integração regional do Brasil via Mercosul: o papel dos atores domésticos e os entraves do processo.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to make an analysis of foreign policy of the process of regional integration of Brazil that culminated with the establishment of Mercosur. The period is a temporary double cut that begins in the 1980s and the years that followed until mid-1998. The methodology and materials used for development of this study are a theoretical review on the subject and the consultation of official documents of the Brazilian government and Mercosur, as well as a bibliographical review of the main Brazilian exponent on Mercosur. Firstly, an overview of the political, economic and social conjuncture of the eighties of Brazil and the world is presented, highlighting the strength of neoliberal ideas. The institutional changes of the bloc over the years reveal how the domestic actors analyzed - Itamaraty, Economic Interest Groups, Parliamentarians and Trade Unions - were inserted in the structure, and stresses the significant democratic deficit within the bloc. Through the Theory of Two-Level Game will seek to understand the logic of domestic negotiations that are responsible for the effectiveness or otherwise of the agreements established in the external scenario.