The challenge posed by the 21st Century to the developing countries is to maintain themselves in an international setting where knowledge and the application of technology are essential factors towards obtaining autonomy.
Significant advances in tools and methods of production have made raw materials redundant in various sectors and hand labor has been replaced by automation and computerized information, threatening the economies of emerging nations.
Within a globalized context, Brazil embarked on a mission of political and commercial recovery of Mercosur, by strengthening and extending relations with its South American neighbors, seeking effective integration for the region, including on a physical sphere, through infrastructure works. The country’s interests are being vigorously defended at all negotiation levels, from the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Brazilian government has unquestionably taken on a position of leadership within the continent, with a foreign policy of humanistic vocation, defending values all too often forgotten in the scope of international relations.
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