A Política Externa Brasileira do governo de Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1969-1974): as relações bilaterais com a União Soviética

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand the relations between Brazil and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), during the government of Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1969 - 1974). To this end, a historical approach was made on the relations between both countries that preceded the period, showing an overview of how the world behaved in the years that anteceded the Médici government. It evidences that the military regime was marked by heterogeneous characteristics in its foreign policy, directly related to the developmental paradigm adopted by Brazil from the 1930s, which placed the country's development above any other agenda. As it is a field still little known and discussed in the academic world of international relations, the purpose of this paper is to analyze, investigate and deepen how the measures to combat socialism within Brazil after the Coup of 64, which led to the promulgation of the Ato Institucional no5 (AI-5) in 1968, did not significantly affect their relations with the leader of the socialist bloc, being even one of the moments of greater stability between both countries in the 20th century, especially in the economic area.