Cooperação energética entre Brasil e Bolívia: uma análise dos acordos de 1990 a 2011

Abstract

With the end of the cold war the world scenario was modified, new issues emerged and gained space in the international system, for example, environment, energy, human rights, among others. Energy from this moment has gained more prominence and has become the subject of intense debate and reason for the consolidation of agreements between many countries. In this scenario, cooperation also gains strength and ends up being a means for energy relations to become more advantageous for the participants in the agreements. The purpose of this paper is to analyze energy cooperation, having as a unit of analysis South America and, more precisely, the relationship established between Brazil and Bolivia, with the general aim of analyzing the energy cooperation between Brazil and Bolivia revelated by agreements firmings between the countries to answer which were the moments of rapprochement between Brazil and Bolivia? For this, the work is divided into three chapters: the first deals with energy as an element of the international agenda, bringing cooperation as a way to achieve this agenda, the second presents the historical background of the relationship chosen for the analysis and begins the analysis of the agreements and finally, the third chapter tells the left turn in South America and continues the analysis of the agreements after this political change. The analysis of the agreements was carried out with the analysis of content as defined by Bardin (2010).It should also be noted that the theme of energy was chosen because of its importance and relevance in the international system and the analysis of South America because it is rich in energy resources, and the Brazil - Bolivia relationship for presenting points in which international cooperation has always been and was chosen as a way to minimize conflicts and maximize gains.