Retraction or consolidation? The follow-up phase in Dilma Rousseff’s foreign policy (2011-2016)

Abstract

This article aspires to evaluate the foreign policy strategy and agenda pursued during President Dilma Rousseff ’s administration. Thus, the authors aim to describe the events of the article aspires to evaluate the foreign policy strategy pursued during President Dilma Rousseff ’ administration. In order to do so, the article addresses not only general aspects from a theoretical approach to foreign policy analysis, but also the presidential diplomacy concepts in Rousseff’s administration, as well as thematic, multilateral and regional aspects of Brazilian external action. By organizing Brazil’s diplomatic trajectory during almost six years, we propose an interpretation, based on foreign policy analysis literature. According to this analysis, we perceive the retraction vis-à-vis Lula’s foreign policy as a result of the consolidation of previously established initiatives, through a follow-up phase.