As Relações argentino-brasileiras no período de 2002 a 2009: contratempos, afinidades e uma maior integração regional

Abstract

From the first decade of the 2000s, duo the changes in the South American region, there was a greater approximation between Brazil and Argentina. The president of Brazil in this period, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sought to project Brazil internationally by investing in relations with neighboring countries, with the aim of bringing Argentina closer to Nestor Kirchner, who sought to restore Argentina from the crisis it was in, Seeing in Brazil a potential partner, in order to achieve the deepening of a strategic partnership and South-South Cooperation. It is known that the relationship between these two countries is the most intense and ancient in Brazilian diplomatic history. In view of this scenario, the present study aims to analyze the approximation of the Argentine-Brazilian relations during the governments of Néstor and Cristina Kirchner and Lula (2002-2009) with emphasis on the political and economic aspects, starting of a perspective Post-liberal regionalist of International Relations. Based on this, it is sought to verify if this enlargement of the relations, with the revitalization of the Mercosur and greater economic approximation, led to a greater harmony in the integration of the South American countries, providing greater projection and acknowledgment of the region in the International Scene.