Brazil First, Climate Last: Bolsonaro's Foreign Policy

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Abstract: In September 2019 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will officially launch the Alliance for Multilateralism at the United Nations, which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regards as a "useless institution." Since the right-wing extremist took office in January 2019, Brazil and Germany have been positioned in opposing camps on climate change, migration, and human rights policies. Bolsonaro's rhetorical fanning of the flames in Amazonia is only the tip of the iceberg. Brazilian-German relations have not been more distant since the Brazilian military dictatorship. Similar to President Donald Trump's populist modus operandi, Bolsonaro's foreign policy aims at pleasing his political base. Domestic interests are more important than global responsibilities such as the protection of the Amazon. Climate change has been called a "Marxist conspiracy" by Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo. Traditional principles of Brazilian diplomacy such as democratic multilateralism have taken a ba

Alternative title
Bolsonaros Außenpolitik: Gegen Multilateralismus, für Klimawandel
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Online-Ressource, 13 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
GIGA Focus Lateinamerika ; Bd. 5

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim, Hamburg
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V., GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
(when)
2019
Creator
Casarões, Guilherme
Flemes, Daniel
Contributor
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-64011-4
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Casarões, Guilherme
  • Flemes, Daniel
  • GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V., GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien

Time of origin

  • 2019

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