Abstract:
This paper aims to analyze the contributions of the Afro-Brazilian social movement to Brazilian foreign policy regarding Africa during the administrations of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2006 and 2007-2010) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014 and 2015-2016). Relations between the movement and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are studied from an interpretivist perspective. The research corpus is a series of diplomatic communications available in the Ministry’s Central Archive. Research suggests that Afro-Brazilian movement participation in the decision-making process was a key factor in the reframing of Brazil-Africa relations, fostering not only a reinterpretation of black identity, but also the creation of a positive leadership image reinforced by domestic actions to promote racial equality and engagement in international debate on racism.
Keywords:
Brazilian foreign policy; Foreign policy analysis; Brazil-Africa Relations; Dilma Rousseff; Lula da Silva