Descolonização e Política Externa Brasileira no governo Lula: o caso Sarauí

Abstract

This article aims to understand the lack of recognition of the Sahrawi State by the brazilian diplomacy during the Lula’s government, at the same time it supported similar causes, such as the case of East Timor and Palestine. To this end, the article has, at first, the conflict’s history between the antagonistic forces directly involved, then it measures the dispute within the scope of the International System. Finally, it describes the resumption of the Brazilian government's approximation with the South-South axis, focusing on Brazil-Africa relations, highlighting the dimensions in which the Saharawi cause is raised and how the country maintained its position in line with that of the great players of the global North in question.