O PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

THE BRAZILIAN CASE

Abstract

Currently, the role of the private sector in international cooperation has often been discussed
in the main forums. This article aims to contribute to this debate offering a gathering of the
Brazilian companies operations in the global South and its possible engagement in international
cooperation projects. This study focused on the sample delimited, firstly, by the Ranking FDC
das Multinacionais Brasileiras 2017, and secondly, by the state publicly traded companies, at
federal level. Aspects such as profiles and models of engagement; the engagement motivations;
the accession to international agreements; and evaluation mechanisms were highlighted. From the
Brazilian experience, thus, this research is inserted within the broad debate on private sector
engagement (PSE) in the international cooperation context.