The rise and fall of a strategic partnership: Brazilian-Russian relations within the BRICS framework

Авторы

  • Victor Jeifets Saint Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
  • Bruno Mariotto Jubran State Department of Planning, Administration and Budget of Rio Grande do Sul, 1501, Avenida Borges de Medeiros, CEP 90020-020, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2020.302

Аннотация

This article analyzes the recent evolution of Brazilian-Russian relations, with an emphasis on their interaction within the BRICS group. The authors claim that beyond the changes and uncertainties in global world order throughout the second decade of the 21st century, the evolution of Brazilian foreign policy, following the internal political conjectures in Brasilia, impacted not only the bilateral relations with Moscow, but also affected qualitatively its participation in the informal grouping. Political turmoil started in the South American nation in 2013 and the eventual impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in 2016 clearly marked a fundamental change in Brazil’s global orientation. Brazil abandoned its autonomist and soft revisionist stance on global affairs that characterized the Lula da Silva (2003–2010) and Rousseff (2011–2016) presidencies, and embraced a pro-US perspective, which became even more pronounced after the rise of Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. The article also addresses some prospects on possible paths of cooperation between Brasilia and Moscow in the near future and implications for neighboring countries, especially Argentina and Venezuela (the Venezuelan crisis as a factor of BRICS development is also considered).

Ключевые слова:

Russia, Brazil, international relations, BRICS, foreign policy, Argentina

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26.10.2020

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Jeifets, V., & Jubran, B. M. (2020). The rise and fall of a strategic partnership: Brazilian-Russian relations within the BRICS framework. Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Международные отношения, 13(3), 310–325. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2020.302

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БРИКС: вызовы и дилеммы в год председательства России в организации