Brazil and the United States: from dependency to equality, Luiz Alberto Moniz Bandeira

Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000

The military governments that ruled Brazil for lengthy periods in the late 20th century elaborated the concept of greatness as defining the national purpose. But in truth, the idea of the country’s eventual emergence as a great power was embedded in the psyche of the Brazilian elite long before the coup d’état was used as an instrument of policy in 1964, and it persists as a goal to be sought long after the military’s political demise.

Brazil’s ambition, increasingly strong since the apogee of its economic success, the 1970s – to secure an increasingly autonomous world role and a prominent place in the international structure of power – has strongly shaped her relationship with the United States. This ambition still persists as the underlying determinant of Brazil’s foreign policy into the 21st century.

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Brazil and the United States: from dependency to equality, Luiz Alberto Moniz Bandeira