Liderança brasileira no Mercosul: uma análise dos discursos do presidente Lula nas reuniões de cúpula (2003-2010)

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Mélo Neto, Arnaldo Oliveira
• Orientador(a): Leite, Alexandre César Cunha
• Banca de defesa: Kuhlmann, Paulo Roberto Loyolla , Nobre, Fábio Rodrigo Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais - PPGRI
• Departamento: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas - CCBSA
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Política externa brasileira; Liderança; Mercosul; Governo Lula
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Brazilian foreign policy; Leadership; Mercosur; Lula’s Government
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: OUTROS::RELAÇOES INTERNACIONAIS
• Link de acesso: http://tede.bc.uepb.edu.br/jspui/handle/tede/2965

The purpose of this work is to identify through reading and analysis of the speeches of the then President of the Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, if there was at the time, a narrative that suggest or represent a leadership political discourse in the South American scenario. More specifically, this essay aims to study the Brazilian performance in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), by analyzing Lula's speeches at the Mercosur Summits, in which are present all the heads of state of the associated countries. The methodological criteria used for this work considers the high magnitude of the presidential address, since they’re exposed by the head of state. Furthermore, understanding the Mercosur as a strategic stage for Brazil's role in the region, the summits are of fundamental importance, since the high authorities of the associated countries are present to discuss the future decisions of the regional bloc and expose the interests of the states’ political projects. The theme of leadership is studied beyond traditional approaches which are related to the use of military and economic coercive power. Recent perspectives on the topic are discussed, authors the approach to international or regional leadership as a way of influence and domination through consensus building and political dialogue. Such prospects show that a state with limited military and economic capabilities like Brazil may seek to exert leadership in the international environment in an alternative way. The work then will be divided into three main parts: first, the background of the Lula government will be shown in order to understand in what position Brazil was in the regional scenario and how was the quest for leadership in the region then. In the second part, the importance of the Brazilian presidential speech in Mercosur will be presented. At last, Lula's speeches are analyzed in order to understand if there is a Brazilian leadership speech and if the country can exercise it emphatically.