Business Diplomacy in Brazil: Early Lessons from an Emerging Economy

Brazilian foreign trade policy and interest representation: the case of large citrus industries

“…Private sector elites strongly supported the separation of trade negotiations from traditional diplomacy and preferred that trade policy be handled by MDIC, which is closer to interest groups, rather than the MRE (Marques 2008). Thus, the MRE would face a paradox where, on one hand, it has the capacity and recognition to engage in international negotiations, and on the other, it lacks the technical and domestic implementation competence for the internationally negotiated agreements (Farias 2007).…”