O Brasil e a união europeia: as políticas de cooperação para preservação ambiental durante a vigência da parceria estratégica (2007-2024)

Abstract

In 2007, the Strategic Partnership between Brazil and the European Union was launched, with the aim of strengthening ties through the expansion of political dialogue, to encompass issues of common interest and global importance. Thus, given the urgency of climate and environmental agendas, cooperation policies between different actors have presented limitations and challenges, due to the complexity of the debates and negotiations for implementing effective measures, such as environmental preservation and conservation. As such, this study poses the following research question: what is Brazil's role in the European Union's common foreign policy regarding environmental preservation and sustainable development issues? Accordingly, the research seeks to analyze the evolution of the dialogue and initiatives of the Brazil-EU Strategic Partnership for sustainable development from 2007 to 2024. The specific objectives are: to understand the process of EU consolidation and its common foreign policy; to comprehend Brazil's evolution in EU international politics and to analyze cooperation projects between Brazil and the European Union regarding environmental preservation and sustainable development policies. Currently, the bond demonstrates joint efforts to continue dialogues and seek initiatives that prioritize improving society-nature relations, with actions that promote sustainable investments for ecological transition. Furthermore, the Strategic Partnership proves to be a mechanism that guarantees regular, formalized, and high-level dialogue on bilateral and multilateral agendas, which jointly influence global governance. This qualitative research employed both inductive and deductive methods, presenting a documentary and bibliographic analysis of international cooperation policies under the theoretical framework of liberal institutionalism. The aim of this approach is to contribute to the literature on how the concepts of complex interdependence, spillover effect, and power relations influence exchanges between Brazil and the EU. This is particularly relevant in view of the European perspective, which traditionally advocates for a liberal and normative global order, mobilizing efforts and expectations towards strengthening ties with partners.