“…In the specific field of Brazilian foreign‐policy analysis, most authors argue that globalization and democratization have increased the influence of activists and interest groups and have also pressured the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty), particularly in the field of international trade negotiations (Alcântara, , p. 19; Cardoso, , p. 5; Faria, ; Hirst & Pinheiro, , p. 8; Kearney & Armijo, , pp. 994–997; Lima, , p. 294; Pinheiro & Milani, , p. 18; Puntigliano, , p. 29).…”