The brazilian international insertion through the lens of The New York Times in the 1990s
The 1990s is a turning point in Brazilian political history, both domestic and non-domestic. Regarding the domestic perspective, Brazil overcame both a political crisis, Fernando Collor’s impeachment, and an economic-financial crisis. Regarding the non-domestic issues, Brazil signed several important international treaties, such as the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty, and Human Rights and protecting the environmental realm. In addition, Brazil was part of the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. All these events inaugurated a new phase in Brazilian Foreign Policy history. They were part of a Brazilian project to change the image left by the Dictatorial Period. In this period, the bilateral relations between Brazil and the USA were important, especially, in the efforts to achieve economic and financial stability, through the Washington Consensus. In the 1990s, the USA consolidated itself as one of the most important Brazilian partners in this project of changing the Brazilian image. Therefore, the aim of this research project is to study Brazilian foreign policy in the 1990s and how it changed the Brazilian image broadcasted by the journal The New York Times in the USA, one of the most important mass media of American public opinion. It is worth emphasizing, that a positive image abroad helps the country to achieve its international interests, such as increasing trade and investments. For the execution of this study, Brazilian domestic and non-domestic events that occurred during the 1990s will be analyzed, based on the analysis of the bibliography and the news published by The New York Times. In addition, the news published in The New York Times, during the 1990s, will be analyzed, based on Discourse Analysis, seeking to identify how the emblematic events of foreign policy were conveyed in the USA.