1) Brazil political analysis:
Internal context:
Brazil is a Federal Public made of 26 states, one Federal District (Brasilia) and 5560 municipalities. Brazil is a representative democracy, with a President who acts simultaneously as Head of State and of the Federal Government. All legislative and executive bodies, at Federal, State and municipal levels, are elected with four-year mandates. The federal legislative body is the National Congress, consisting of the Federal Senate and of the House of Representatives. Each State has a State legislature and a directly elected Governor, who heads the State executive and appoints its members. The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary.
Generally, Brazil can be seen as a stabilized democracy …show more content…
- Corruption and unlawful of public resources are troubling constants in Brazilian political system that simultaneously occurs on the federal, state and municipal levels and across all branches of government (Power and Taylor, 2011). According to Federation of Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) in 2014, Brazil loses 1.38% to 2.3% of its GDP in kickbacks and bribes.
- Violence (associated with drug trafficking and social exclusion) is a serious problem facing by Brazilian government in almost big cities that generate unsecured feeling for citizens
Regional and international context:
Brazil shows a belief in multi-polar world that can stimulate sustainable development better. Similarly, Brazil pursues regional integration by implementing assertive foreign policy in order to achieve prosperity and peace. As a result, Brazil’s role in multilateral fora is increasingly active and important. For instance, in the context of UN reform, Brazil has been lobbing for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, together with G4 group. Additionally, Brazilian government already established taxation policies in order to encourage foreign investment, such as zero rate income tax for bond and securities held by non resident investors (PwC, 2013) and its openness policies to the world, such as diversifying bilateral relations with China, Rusia, Arap and European countries through pushing the negotiation of free trade
Internal context:
Brazil is a Federal Public made of 26 states, one Federal District (Brasilia) and 5560 municipalities. Brazil is a representative democracy, with a President who acts simultaneously as Head of State and of the Federal Government. All legislative and executive bodies, at Federal, State and municipal levels, are elected with four-year mandates. The federal legislative body is the National Congress, consisting of the Federal Senate and of the House of Representatives. Each State has a State legislature and a directly elected Governor, who heads the State executive and appoints its members. The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary.
Generally, Brazil can be seen as a stabilized democracy …show more content…
- Corruption and unlawful of public resources are troubling constants in Brazilian political system that simultaneously occurs on the federal, state and municipal levels and across all branches of government (Power and Taylor, 2011). According to Federation of Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) in 2014, Brazil loses 1.38% to 2.3% of its GDP in kickbacks and bribes.
- Violence (associated with drug trafficking and social exclusion) is a serious problem facing by Brazilian government in almost big cities that generate unsecured feeling for citizens
Regional and international context:
Brazil shows a belief in multi-polar world that can stimulate sustainable development better. Similarly, Brazil pursues regional integration by implementing assertive foreign policy in order to achieve prosperity and peace. As a result, Brazil’s role in multilateral fora is increasingly active and important. For instance, in the context of UN reform, Brazil has been lobbing for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, together with G4 group. Additionally, Brazilian government already established taxation policies in order to encourage foreign investment, such as zero rate income tax for bond and securities held by non resident investors (PwC, 2013) and its openness policies to the world, such as diversifying bilateral relations with China, Rusia, Arap and European countries through pushing the negotiation of free trade