The Dismantling of Brazilian Democracy: International Capital and Rentier Elites

Abstract

At the beginning of the 21st century Brazil initiated a set of public policies to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce economic and social inequality in the country. At the same time, it embarked upon a foreign policy focused on south-south cooperation and a multilateral approach to extend the government’s vision to the international scene. This article aims to analyze Brazil’s political-economic path in the beginning of the 21st century and its participation on the international scene as an emergent state and multilateral articulator.