Brazilian public policies on foreign trade to combat covid-19

Abstract

Objectives: The scope of this research includes the examination of the set of measures related to foreign trade adopted by Brazil in the fight against Covid-19 and enabling the understanding of its dimension and importance. Methodology: Through the bibliographic review, examination of Brazilian legislation, and analysis of public data, the Brazilian foreign trade public policies are researched to combat the current health crisis, as well as reflect on the volume, importance, and impacts of such policies. Results: It was found that Brazil has adopted numerous and essential foreign trade public policies to avoid importing goods’ burdens and bureaucracy, and for the lack of control on exportation to compromise Brazilians' access to the products necessary to combat COVID-19. Furthermore, in the drawback regime, the policy's importance to mitigate the economic impact of the crisis on foreign trade agents was verified. Contributions: This study allows for an understanding of the public policies to combat the health crisis adopted by Brazil, a reflection on its importance and, especially in the case of the special customs regime of drawback, examining its economic impacts. This article, due to its breadth and depth, can serve as a reference for research on the subject under different approaches, such as the economic analysis of law. © 2021, Centro Universitario Curitiba - UNICURITIBA. All rights reserved.