A mudança de política externa do Brasil para a China nos governos Temer e Bolsonaro em relação ao governo Lula e seu impacto na diplomacia subnacional entre China, Rio de Janeiro e Pernambuco

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze how the changes in Brazilian foreign policy in the Temer and Bolsonaro Governments in relation to the Lula Government's PEB influenced the subnational diplomacy between China, Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco. To this end, we use the concept of subnational diplomacy and Charles Hermann's approach to foreign policy analysis as a theoretical contribution. In order to reach the objective of the research, we analyzed the foreign policies of the Lula, Temer and Bolsonaro governments, comparing their models of international insertion, as well as the character and objective of the relationship with the People's Republic of China in each period, using the theory of Hermann to define the degree and motivations behind the realignments of each government. It can be seen from Temer's administration the emptying of political exchanges with China, with the prioritization of the commercial nature, as a consequence of the Brazilian government's withdrawal from the South-South cooperation agenda. We will seek to analyze how, and if, the removal of China in extra-commercial areas impacted the relations of the PRC with the Brazilian states, focusing on the cases of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco. For this, the methodology used consists of a qualitative approach, hypothetical-deductive, built through bibliographical and documental consultation of primary and secondary sources.