Brazilian Foreign Policy and International Human Rights Promotion: Existing Tensions and Future Prospects

Strategies of transnational advocacy networks for Brazilian foreign policy: an introduction

“…According to Krain (2012), the shaming strategy used by these organisms as a pressure tool to change countries' behavior and positions on Human Rights is an important method of addressing violations. (Engstrom, 2014).…”

“…The new status highlights the country as one of the players to focus on international Human Rights debates. Therefore, many external observers have high expectations for Brazil in terms of defending Human Rights principles (Engstrom, 2014). It is also possible to see this expectation in NGOs, which see Brazil as a mediator of regional issues, as a possible partner in promoting Human Rights in BRICS projects or as an important agent in the discussion of specific topics, such as Internet freedom 36 (Canineu and Donahoe, 2014).…”

“…However, Engstrom (2014) understands that it is important to state the difference between the expectations that Brazil plays a more active role, particularly by international Human Rights NGOs, and the country's willingness to do so. The author understands that Brazil shows reluctance in criticizing the behavior of other countries on Human Rights, mainly because the principle of noninterference is deeply rooted in Brazilian foreign policy.…”

“…Brazil also faced attacks because it abstained or voted against resolutions against Cuba, Sri Lanka, North Korea, and other regions and countries considered systematic Human Rights violators. Regionally, the criticisms were focused on the position of the Brazilian diplomacy not to publicly express any position that could undermine the country's relationship with Cuba and Venezuela (Engstrom, 2014).…”

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“…Accessed December 2016. ~ 77 ~ case, since those issues are outside their direct influence, it is more important to consider Brazil's strategic and economic interests rather than values and principles (Engstrom, 2014).…”