A política externa do Brasil nas questões de ampliação do Conselho de Segurança da ONU (1989-2005)

Abstract

The recent Brazilian to a United Nations Security Council permanent seat is the expression of a historical desire in having a place among the great powers. The path followed by the so-called Great Power Foreign Policy begins in the political tentative in being elected to a permanent seat in the League of Nations Council. It also passes through a process of diplomatic negotiation with the United States to occupy a permanent seat in the Security Council during the establishing process of United Nations and goes through the nuclear parallel policy project in the Geisel period. Its recent manifestation begins when President Sarney takes the initiative to release Brazilian candidacy to a permanent seat in the Security Council, in 1989. Since then, the other government periods have given distinct diplomatic treatment and emphasis during the debate process of the Council expansion. For instance, in the beginning of the 90´s, president Collor promotes an exploration diplomacy that corresponds to the immature atmosphere of first debates about the Council s reform. Recently, President Lula, emphasizing a policy willing for leadership, gives an intense treatment to the Brazilian campaign in the Council s expansion. Even if, having a diplomacy accurately constructed to get a great power status to Brazil in the Council _ which the most important alliance is the G-4, a group formed by Brazil, Germany, Japan and India to propose a unified resolution to the Council s reform _ Lula has not been successful in getting Brazil a permanent seat. The present study is an analysis of the main reasons that have taken Brazil s proposal to an unsuccessful stage. It is based in three main possibilities: the Brazilian lack of power projection capacity in the international relations, the non-regional consensus on Brazilian proposal, and the political rivalry between Japan and China, showing a misperception in Brazil diplomacy view, having joined the G-4. With this specific purpose, an analysis is executed based on the Great Power Foreign Policy historical fundaments and on how the foreign policy since president Sarney to Lula contributed to this unwished result