Brazil abroad
Political and economic blocks
In many parts of the world, countries unite through intergovernmental agreements giving rise to inter-blocks with political or social objectives. Brazil participates in several blocks, check out some of the following:
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) (content in portuguese)
Founded in 1996, in the First Conference of Heads of State and Government of Portuguese Speaking Countries in Lisbon, the Community is made up of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor, which joined the group after its independence in 2002.
Its goal is to deepen the relations among member countries, which have close historical, ethnic and cultural ties. It focuses its actions on three fronts: political and diplomatic concentration, cooperation in all fields, and the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language.
Brazil has conducted several technical cooperative actions with African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (PALOP) and the East Timor in the areas of vocational training, food safety, agriculture, health, among others.
Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa Grouping (BRICS) (content in portuguese)
The acronym BRIC emerged from a concept developed by the chief economist at the Goldman Sachs investment bank, Jim O'Neill, in the 2001 study, entitled "Building Better Global Economic BRICs." In it, the expert analyzed the countries that stand out on the world stage today because of the rapid growth of their economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Five years later, in 2006, the concept gave rise to the grouping of these four foreign countries. In 2011, South Africa joined the group, which adopted the acronym BRICS.
The BRICS do not have a formalized structure, although it is going in that direction. It works as a space for expansion of dialog, identifying similarities in various areas besides extending the possibilities of trade agreements among the participants.
G-20
The G-20 is an informal forum that brings together industrial and developing countries to discuss key issues related to global economic stability. It was created in response to the financial crises of the 1990s.
It comprises the finance ministers and central bankers of South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
The European Union is also part of the group, represented by the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the European Central Bank. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank President also attend the meetings.
The G-20 believes that strengthening the international financial architecture and dialog on national policies, international cooperation and economic and financial institutions are the paths to growth and development worldwide.
The presidency of the Group is annual and rotates among the members. Brazil has held the presidency of the G-20 in 2008. Mexico is at the head of the institution in 2012.
G-15 (content in portuguese)
The group was established in September 1989, after completion of the Ninth Summit of the Non-Aligned Countries in Belgrade, Serbia, in order to gather a small and representative group of countries able to take unified and compatible positions with the perspective of the world in development facing issues of the international economic agenda.
There are 17 participating countries: Algeria, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Besides contributing to international discussions, the group serves as a forum to promote South to South cooperation.
Iberoamerican Summit (content in portuguese)
Launched in 1991, the Ibero-American Summit aims to consolidate the political, economic and cultural development process of the 22 countries of Spanish and Portuguese language in that society. They are: Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Spain, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela;
Alliance of Civilizations (content in portuguese)
Launched in 2005 by the United Nations, the organization aims to mobilize world public opinion to overcome prejudices among people with different religions and cultures, and thus, avoid conflicts and wars. Thus, it operates in the areas of education, youth, media and migration.
Brazil actively participates in the initiative and drew up in 2010, a National Plan for the Alliance of Nations, which includes actions to promote human rights, culture of peace and respect for diversity.
Latin America, Caribbean and European Union Summit (EU-LAC) (content in portuguese)
Since 1999, Heads of State and Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and EU meet regularly to address issues of common interest, especially projects and cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation. The first meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro. Later summits were held in Madrid (2002), Guadalajara (2004), Vienna (2006), Lima (2008) and again in Madrid (2010).
Dialog Forum India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) (content in portuguese)
In operation since June 2003, when the first document of the group was published, the Brasilia Declaration, the IBSA is a mechanism of coordination of actions in the field of international politics.
The purpose of the Forum is due to the fact that the three member countries have common characteristics: they are emerging and are multi-ethnic and multicultural democracies wishing to contribute to the construction of a new international architecture, take joint positions facing global issues and deepen the relationship among them.
South America Summit - Africa (content in portuguese)
The ASA was founded in 2006 from the desire and interest of the two regions in constructing new paradigms for South-South cooperation, based on a multi-polar and democratic order.
It was formalized during the Summit of South America-Africa Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The event resulted in the Abuja Declaration and Plan of Action on the resolution creating the Cooperation Forum of South America-Africa (Asacof). A new meeting was held in 2009 in Venezuela.
Forum on Latin America - East Asia (FEALAC) (content in portuguese)
Born from the joint initiative of Singapore and Chile in 1999 with the aim of stimulating interaction and mutual understanding, promote greater political dialog and strengthen cooperation in order to create opportunities for joint action in various fields.
There are 34 participating countries: 18 from Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela) and 16 from East Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, China, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand).
Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa) (content in portuguese)
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) is a mechanism for interregional cooperation and a forum for policy coordination, which aims to bring together the leaders of the two regions, which have political, economic and cultural affinity.
There are 34 participating countries, and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). From the South American side, the following countries are members: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The 22 Arab members of ASPA are: Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, UAE, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
Since 2005, when it first appeared, two summit meetings and several thematic meetings have already been held.
Brazil abroad
Political and economic blocks
In many parts of the world, countries unite through intergovernmental agreements giving rise to inter-blocks with political or social objectives. Brazil participates in several blocks, check out some of the following:
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) (content in portuguese)
Founded in 1996, in the First Conference of Heads of State and Government of Portuguese Speaking Countries in Lisbon, the Community is made up of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor, which joined the group after its independence in 2002.
Its goal is to deepen the relations among member countries, which have close historical, ethnic and cultural ties. It focuses its actions on three fronts: political and diplomatic concentration, cooperation in all fields, and the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language.
Brazil has conducted several technical cooperative actions with African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (PALOP) and the East Timor in the areas of vocational training, food safety, agriculture, health, among others.
Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa Grouping (BRICS) (content in portuguese)
The acronym BRIC emerged from a concept developed by the chief economist at the Goldman Sachs investment bank, Jim O'Neill, in the 2001 study, entitled "Building Better Global Economic BRICs." In it, the expert analyzed the countries that stand out on the world stage today because of the rapid growth of their economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The acronym BRIC emerged from a concept developed by the chief economist at the Goldman Sachs investment bank, Jim O'Neill, in the 2001 study, entitled "Building Better Global Economic BRICs." In it, the expert analyzed the countries that stand out on the world stage today because of the rapid growth of their economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Five years later, in 2006, the concept gave rise to the grouping of these four foreign countries. In 2011, South Africa joined the group, which adopted the acronym BRICS.
The BRICS do not have a formalized structure, although it is going in that direction. It works as a space for expansion of dialog, identifying similarities in various areas besides extending the possibilities of trade agreements among the participants.
G-20
The G-20 is an informal forum that brings together industrial and developing countries to discuss key issues related to global economic stability. It was created in response to the financial crises of the 1990s.
It comprises the finance ministers and central bankers of South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
The European Union is also part of the group, represented by the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the European Central Bank. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank President also attend the meetings.
The G-20 believes that strengthening the international financial architecture and dialog on national policies, international cooperation and economic and financial institutions are the paths to growth and development worldwide.
The presidency of the Group is annual and rotates among the members. Brazil has held the presidency of the G-20 in 2008. Mexico is at the head of the institution in 2012.
G-15 (content in portuguese)
The group was established in September 1989, after completion of the Ninth Summit of the Non-Aligned Countries in Belgrade, Serbia, in order to gather a small and representative group of countries able to take unified and compatible positions with the perspective of the world in development facing issues of the international economic agenda.
There are 17 participating countries: Algeria, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Besides contributing to international discussions, the group serves as a forum to promote South to South cooperation.
Iberoamerican Summit (content in portuguese)
Launched in 1991, the Ibero-American Summit aims to consolidate the political, economic and cultural development process of the 22 countries of Spanish and Portuguese language in that society. They are: Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Spain, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela;
Alliance of Civilizations (content in portuguese)
Launched in 2005 by the United Nations, the organization aims to mobilize world public opinion to overcome prejudices among people with different religions and cultures, and thus, avoid conflicts and wars. Thus, it operates in the areas of education, youth, media and migration.
Brazil actively participates in the initiative and drew up in 2010, a National Plan for the Alliance of Nations, which includes actions to promote human rights, culture of peace and respect for diversity.
Latin America, Caribbean and European Union Summit (EU-LAC) (content in portuguese)
Since 1999, Heads of State and Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and EU meet regularly to address issues of common interest, especially projects and cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation. The first meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro. Later summits were held in Madrid (2002), Guadalajara (2004), Vienna (2006), Lima (2008) and again in Madrid (2010).
Dialog Forum India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) (content in portuguese)
Dialog Forum India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) (content in portuguese)
In operation since June 2003, when the first document of the group was published, the Brasilia Declaration, the IBSA is a mechanism of coordination of actions in the field of international politics.
The purpose of the Forum is due to the fact that the three member countries have common characteristics: they are emerging and are multi-ethnic and multicultural democracies wishing to contribute to the construction of a new international architecture, take joint positions facing global issues and deepen the relationship among them.
South America Summit - Africa (content in portuguese)
The ASA was founded in 2006 from the desire and interest of the two regions in constructing new paradigms for South-South cooperation, based on a multi-polar and democratic order.
It was formalized during the Summit of South America-Africa Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The event resulted in the Abuja Declaration and Plan of Action on the resolution creating the Cooperation Forum of South America-Africa (Asacof). A new meeting was held in 2009 in Venezuela.
Forum on Latin America - East Asia (FEALAC) (content in portuguese)
Born from the joint initiative of Singapore and Chile in 1999 with the aim of stimulating interaction and mutual understanding, promote greater political dialog and strengthen cooperation in order to create opportunities for joint action in various fields.
There are 34 participating countries: 18 from Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela) and 16 from East Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, China, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand).
Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa) (content in portuguese)
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) is a mechanism for interregional cooperation and a forum for policy coordination, which aims to bring together the leaders of the two regions, which have political, economic and cultural affinity.
There are 34 participating countries, and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). From the South American side, the following countries are members: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The 22 Arab members of ASPA are: Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, UAE, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
Since 2005, when it first appeared, two summit meetings and several thematic meetings have already been held.
