O EMERGING BRASIL AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

A PAZ LIBERAL EM QUESTÃO

Abstract

BRICS and IBAS now represent a renewed source of international pressure, views, and resources, opening space for affirmative multilateralism and intra-South political coordination. Brazil, together with other emerging partners, has been dedicating special attention to the rule-making process of global governance agendas and institutions. While broadening and deepening the scope of their responsibilities and commitments to other developing countries, they have been crafting innovative forms of inter-state collaboration. The chance to sit together at the UNSC in 2011 as non-permanent members became a major opportunity to oppose the use of liberal internationalism toolkit. During this year, this group was able to share and reinforce the values and perspectives on world politics and security in an effort to strengthen a Southern critical appraisal of the post-cold war liberal peace concepts and prescriptions. Whereas western powers have downplayed the importance of reviewing its methods and procedures UNSC, the emerging powers have transmitted their special concern with the flaws of UN bureaucratic coordination, Brazil has become especially concerned with the question of legitimacy of the use of force in international intervention as well as the humanitarian impact of military action and the importance of solutions which sought equilibrium between peace, solidarity, sovereignty and sustainable development.“Assistance and cooperation, rather than coercion must be our watchwords”, have been Brazil’s pledge at the UNCS.