O entorno regional como mecanismo de inserção internacional: comparação entre as visões de mundo de Saraiva Guerreiro e de Celso Amorim

Abstract

Brazilian foreign policy during the Figueiredo administration (1979-1985) and the Lula administration (2003-2010), despite taking place in completely different internal and external contexts, they have similarities regarding Brazil's international orientation with appreciation of the regional environment. In this dissertation, our aim is to understand why these similarities occur. Our hypothesis is that the world views of both ministers of these governments, Saraiva Guerreiro and Celso Amorim, are similar, generating as an objective the appreciation of the regional environment as a guide for Brazil's international orientation, which made similar foreign policies in results. In this hypothesis, conjunctures are not determining factors for actions, but rather the world views and behavior of the actors. To test the hypothesis, this research produced a Foreign Policy Analysis, applying the methods of Comparative Foreign Policy and Content Analysis, following the theory of ideas in foreign policy. The main sources were two books, “Lembranças de um empregado do Itamaraty” by Saraiva Guerreiro and “Breves Narrativas Diplomáticas” by Celso Amorim. The comparison occurs based on the content analysis of these two books and the comparison of four themes: relations with Argentina, political crises in the regional environment, regional leadership and belonging and regional integration. For the matter, we identified that the hypothesis was partially proven, because despite there being many similarities, the ministers have different views on regional leadership and belonging as well as the conjunctures influenced world views on this topic.