O Consórcio Nordeste nos governos Bolsonaro e Lula: uma análise da paradiplomacia de resistência

Abstract

This study investigates the paradiplomacy of the Consórcio do Nordeste throughout the administrations of Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focusing on the continuity or change in the stance of resistance and opposition of the Consórcio towards the central government until the first year of Lula's third term. Using documentary analysis and discourse analysis of various sources such as current news and specialized literature, the research seeks to understand this dynamic of relations between the Consórcio do Nordeste and the federal government, addressing points like ideological issues built over the years. The results obtained until the year 2023 indicate that there was no disagreement between the paradiplomacy of the Northeast Consortium and the diplomacy of the Lula government; in reality, both maintain very similar international cultural aspects. These findings are relevant for understanding the power of parallel diplomacy in maintaining the political, social, ideological, and political interests of subnational entities.