THE BRAZILIAN LEADING ROLE UP TO TEHRAN’S DECLARATION

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the Brazilian leading role in mediating with Iran in 2010, that would culminate with Tehran Declaration, through a study about Lula’s Brazilian diplomacy. Through literature, documental and content review, it seeks to infer that: the Brazilian leading role in the case of mediating with Iran reflects both, rooted and typical patterns of Brazilian diplomacy (“accumulated history” for Amado Cervo, 2008), and the new factors, characterized in Lula’s and Celso Amorim’s own assertive external policy. The Tehran Declaration was only possible because of this combination of tradition and innovation that we can find in Lula’s Brazilian diplomacy.

Keywords

• declaração de teerã, brasil, irã