The Negotiation of Itaipu’s Annex C in the Paraguayan Press: Notes from the Year 2021

La Negociación del Anexo C de Itaipú en La Prensa Paraguaya: Notas del Año 2021

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the news content published in the Paraguayan press regarding the negotiations of Annex C of the Treaty of Itaipu. Annex C deals with the financial aspects of the binational hydroelectric plant managed by Brazil and Paraguay, signed in 1973. After 50 years of its signature, negotiations are expected for new financial terms to share the energy produced by Itaipu in the Paraná River. Given the economic and territorial relevance of Itaipu for both countries, negotiations are part of the public debate, especially in Paraguay. In this work, which focuses on news articles from 2021, we analyzed content related to the themes of sovereignty and bilateral Brazil-Paraguay relations.

Keywords:
Brazil-Paraguay; hydropolitics; Itaipu; sovereignty; bilateral relations