The Influence of China in Brazil: How it Can Change Military Cooperation Between Brazil and the United States
Abstract
There are few studies considering the effects of Chinese influence on Latin America. Brazil is seeking investments to develop its infrastructure and wants access to consumermarkets to trade its commodities. In contrast, China has excessive foreign reserves and has a great need to import commodities. Both countries have converging interests making them ideal trading partners. The Chinese influence on Brazil has been growing in the last few decades. China became Brazils largest trade partner in 2009, and it has become the most important foreign direct investor in Brazil in the last decades alongside the US. Moreover, China has been collaborating in the development of the Brazilian space program since 1988. In the military realm, China and Brazil started military cooperation agreements in mid-2000. Since the US changed its National Security Strategy by focusing on the risks posed by emerging states and threats to US hegemony, the Chinese influence on Brazil has become a relevant topic. This work studies the influence of the two countries on Brazil, compared them, and inferred what could happen next. This work concludes that growing Chinese influence on Brazil would change Brazil-US security relations in four scenarios of the five considered during the study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1177924
Entities
People
- Alexandro De Araujo Baptista
Organizations
- Marine Corps University