Parlamentos nacionais e política externa sobre meio ambientedemandas de dois níveis nas reações da França, dos países baixos e do Reino Unido à política brasileira sobre recursos amazônicos entre 2012 e 2021

Resumo

Despite the usual emphasis on the role of the Executive Power in shaping a State’s foreign policy, other actors are equally crucial to formulate and to evaluate it. Focusing on the role of national Parliaments in the construction and supervision of foreign policy, this text analyzes the reactions of the Legislative Powers of France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the policies adopted by Brazil towards the Amazon rainforest between 2012 and 2021. Through a qualitative approach of primary sources, the article examines documents issued by the bodies of the Executive and Legislative Powers of these three European countries. It is possible to note that, even though the international protection of the environment arose recently as one of the most important topics in several spheres of the international community, the growing rigorous approach of such theme by the international community seems to not have been followed by the foreign policies of the selected countries. By restricting their actions to the range of options traditionally adopted by international environmental regimes (bilateral dialogues, name and shaming, financial assistance, among others), national parliaments and Executive Powers do not seem to intend to adopt a more assertive approach towards Brazil and its environmental policies regarding the Amazon Rainforest. In this sense, it seems that the foreign discourse adopted by the selected European countries concerning the protection of the Amazon Rainforest is mostly directed to satisfy domestic and European demands related to their own internal disputes for political power.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2022

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/11838

Licença

Licença Comum

Abrangência

Brasil; França; Países Baixos; Reino Unido; 2012 a 2021

Temas

Meio Ambiente

Palavras-chave

Política InternacionalMeio Ambiente. Recursos NaturaisPolítica externa e Poder LegislativoPolítica externa e Meio ambientePolítica brasileira sobre meio ambientePolítica brasileira sobre recursos amazônicosJogo de dois níveis