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DATE: 16/02/2023
TIME: 14:00
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TITLE:

Brazilia bourgeoisie and the reform of the Mercosur Commun External Tarrif

PAGES: 94
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Ciência Política
SUBÁREA: Política Internacional
SPECIALTY: Política Externa do Brasil
SUMMARY:

This paper aims to analyse the positioning of the Brazilian domestic bourgeoisie in the face of the
reform of the Mercosur Common External Tariff proposed by the Bolsonaro government
(2019-2022). The work has as theoretical reference the writings of Nicos Poulantzas,
especially the concepts of relative autonomy of the state, power bloc and internal bourgeoisie.
internal bourgeoisie. The research methodology consists of the content analysis technique to identify the interests of
the interests of the actors examined. For the analysis, documents and
positions in the press of class entities belonging to the internal bourgeoisie (FIESP,
CNI, CNA, ANFAVEA, ABIMAQ, ABIT, CNA, ABAG and APROSOJA). By investigating these
sources, we sought to understand whether or not there is a consensus within this faction in relation to the reform of the
reform, trying to understand which class interests this reform serves and what would be the
The results of this study are presented in the following pages. The results
The results are: almost all the entities analysed present some degree of resistance to the
the reduction of the tariff, indicating the continued existence of an internal bourgeoisie in Brazil
that, seeking to protect itself from foreign competitors, adopts a protectionist behaviour;
ii) almost all the associations, in different degrees, see the conclusion of the
(ii) almost all the associations see the conclusion of the Mercosur-EU agreement as beneficial, in different degrees, indicating that, despite the asymmetrical character of the agreement, broad sectors of the domestic bourgeoisie
of the domestic bourgeoisie still support its conclusion; iii) the OECD is seen as beneficial by
practically all the entities; iv) with the exception of ABIMAQ, no entity presents any sympathy for
sympathies for deeper regional integration, preferring to defend the maintenance of the
the Customs Union as a means of bargaining and commercial defence and presenting reservations in relation to Venezuela and political integration
v) despite the fact that foreign capital and the associated bourgeoisie hold the hegemony
hegemony of the power bloc, the Bolsonaro government has responded to the interests of secondary
the interests of secondary fractions of the domestic bourgeoisie, such as parts of the labour-intensive
the labour-intensive processing industry and rural producers, especially soybean growers,
who were able to make their presence felt. In short, these results indicate the interest in
the Customs Union within Mercosur, but not an interest in multidimensional integration.
multidimensional integration

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