A Direita radical populista nas relações internacionais contemporâneas: uma comparação das políticas externas de Donald Trump e de Jair Bolsonaro em 2019 e 2020

Abstract

The present Undergraduate Thesis addresses how the rise of populist radical right-wing figures to Executive Power in countries can influence the foreign policy of states. The research aimed to comprehend how the populist radical right-wing governments of Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil influenced the foreign policy of their states, using their conservative and reactionary ideals as a basis for changes regarding multilateral arrangements and commitments, particularly in the realms of health, human rights, and the environment in the years 2019 and 2020. The methodological approach employed was the comparative method proposed by Arend Lijphart, which involved conducting a comparison based on the strategy of similarity. The research findings demonstrated that populist radical right-wing governments break away from the traditions and paradigms of states in foreign policy, taking measures that can be labeled as xenophobic, unscientific, and authoritarian. This leads to difficulties in the states’ relations with its peers and international organizations, generating a relative isolation in international relations.