Brazilian trade policy in historical perspective - Paulo Roberto de Almeida (RBDI)

Escrevi esse artigo entre 2012 e 2013, mas não creio que a realidade tenha mudado muito desde então, a despeito da assinatura do acordo Mercosul-União Europeia (que provavelmente não vai entrar em vigor num futuro próximo mas por outros problemas, de natureza política).
Eis o sumário e o link para acesso ao arquivo:

Brazilian trade policy in historical perspective: constant features, erratic behavior (2013)

https://www.academia.edu/5547651/2488_Brazilian_trade_policy_in_historical_perspective_constant_features_erratic_behavior_2013_

Revista Brasileira de Direito Internacional – Brazilian Journal of International Law , 2013

P. de Almeida

Brazilian Journal of International Law (vol. 10, n. 1, 2013, número especial: Direito Internacional Econômico; p. 11-26; doi:10.5102/rdi.v10i1.2393; ISSN: 2236-997X (impresso) - ISSN 2237-1036 (on-line) 

Historical essay on Brazilian trade policies since the 19th century, seen in connection with industrial and development policies that were implemented not always in a coordinated manner. Brazil was, and probably continues to be, one of the most protectionist countries in the world, at the beginning for fiscal reasons (financing of the State), then, in the 20th century, on behalf of deliberate industrializing and import substitution goals. The essay surveys the many policies followed in different phases of Brazilian economic history, including the regional integration process of Mercosur and the multilateral and hemispheric trade negotiations; it also discusses the recent re-commoditization of its foreign trade and the retrocession to a series of patently defensive policies, justified by a lack of competitiveness of its industries, by the way due to the excessive taxation and the bureaucratic entanglements set up by the very State that seeks to protect those industries from foreign competition.

More Info: Revista Brasileira de Direito Internacional – Brazilian Journal of International Law (vol. 10, n. 1, 2013, número especial: Direito Internacional Econômico; p. 11-26; doi:10.5102/rdi.v10i1.2393; ISSN: 2236-997X (impresso) - ISSN 2237-1036 (on-line)

Publication Date: 2013

Publication Name: Revista Brasileira de Direito Internacional – Brazilian Journal of International Law

https://www.academia.edu/5547651/2488_Brazilian_trade_policy_in_historical_perspective_constant_features_erratic_behavior_2013_