O direito internacional e a singularidade da Fronteira da Paz: estudo do Frigorífico Armour e a influência dos Estados Unidos

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to examine the presence of international law inherent in the social integration of Sant’Ana do Livramento (BR) and Rivera (UY), a unique border zone, with the economic integration of Frigorífico Armour, a transnational company of United States origin. Additionally, it aims to analyze the legal elements of Frigorífico Armour in the Fronteira da Paz (Border of Peace) and to observe the impacts of the presence of a transnational company during the period of the United States' significant rise. To understand the Brazil-United States integration regarding the establishment of Frigorífico Armour in such a peculiar border zone, the approach will be through qualitative research utilizing theoretical frameworks, as this is a study within the realm of international law with historical and legal perspectives. Primary and secondary sources will be used in this study, with an emphasis on sources of International Law, particularly international treaties and doctrines, to construct the foundations of the academic investigation. Thus, the concept of the border and the uniqueness of the border between Sant’Ana do Livramento (BR) and Rivera (UY) will be addressed, as well as the history of Frigorífico Armour and its establishment in the municipality of Sant’Ana do Livramento. The municipality of Sant’Ana do Livramento has a developed livestock industry due to climatic, topographical, geographical, historical, and tax reasons, and also has easy access to the neighboring country, Uruguay, facilitating the use of cheap foreign labor. This is the main factor for the establishment of Frigorífico Armour and, consequently, the relationship between local economic development and the uniqueness of the Fronteira da Paz.