THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION ON ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION: THE BRAZILIAN CASE

Abstract

Globalization is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that has consequences for countries, organizations, and individuals. This article sought to understand how the growing international political fragmentation of recent decades has affected the dynamics of economic globalization, investment flows, and agreements between countries, through the case study of Brazil. Based on a non-positivist approach, the data collected and analyzed in this study show that the changes observed in the international scenario, particularly the growth of international trade, the acceleration of globalization, and political fragmentation, have had repercussions on Brazil's international relations. Notably, the increase in the relative importance of China as an investor and trading partner of Brazil is clear, compared to the decrease in the participation of the developed economies of the European Union and the United States. This study opens space for future research, both qualitative, regarding the dynamics of political fragmentation, and quantitative, with the aim of testing causality and variance relationships between political fragmentation and its impacts.