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International audience ; This chapter aims to assess how the Brexit process may have affected the perceptions of the EU by Brazilian political, intellectual and entrepreneurial elites, as well as by the mainstream online and print media. Speeches and reports are collected from the Brazilian government's official websites, while media content is obtained through the Nexis database. The analysis is supported by semi-structured interviews with diplomatic officials in London and Brussels. Particular attention is paid to the following dimensions due to their saliency in the Brazil–EU agenda: economic/trade; migration/development; and political/security. Preliminary results suggest that Brazilian narratives of the EU are linked to the benefits of regionalism and the perception of the EU as a global (trade) power. Results contribute to a better understanding of how Brexit is reported to Brazilian audiences, and which narratives about the "new EU-27" are either reinforced or deconstructed due to the UK's decision to leave the Union. The working hypothesis – that Brexit has not significantly changed the perception of the EU among Brazilian elites and media apart from the trade aspects – is by and large confirmed.

International audience ; This chapter aims to assess how the Brexit process may have affected the perceptions of the EU by Brazilian political, intellectual and entrepreneurial elites, as well as by the mainstream online and print media. Speeches and reports are collected from the Brazilian government's official websites, while media content is obtained through the Nexis database. The analysis is supported by semi-structured interviews with diplomatic officials in London and Brussels. Particular attention is paid to the following dimensions due to their saliency in the Brazil–EU agenda: economic/trade; migration/development; and political/security. Preliminary results suggest that Brazilian narratives of the EU are linked to the benefits of regionalism and the perception of the EU as a global (trade) power. Results contribute to a better understanding of how Brexit is reported to Brazilian audiences, and which narratives about the "new EU-27" are either reinforced or deconstructed due to the UK's decision to leave the Union. The working hypothesis – that Brexit has not significantly changed the perception of the EU among Brazilian elites and media apart from the trade aspects – is by and large confirmed.

The present article assesses and compares the MERCOSUR Parliament, the Andean Parliament, and the Latin American Parliament as instruments to insert political representation and parliamentarians in their respective integration projects. It is argued that the development of regional parliaments in Latin America, however, has not produced substantial changes in regional decision-making processes, which remain the exclusive domain of intergovernmental or interpresidential exchanges.

The present article assesses and compares the MERCOSUR Parliament, the Andean Parliament, and the Latin American Parliament as instruments to insert political representation and parliamentarians in their respective integration projects. It is argued that the development of regional parliaments in Latin America, however, has not produced substantial changes in regional decision-making processes, which remain the exclusive domain of intergovernmental or interpresidential exchanges. ; Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias & Letras, Araraquara, SP, Brazil ; Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista Polit Econ & Negocios, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Univ Birmingham, Polit Sci & Int Studies, Birmingham, W Midlands, England ; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista Polit Econ & Negocios, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Web of Science

Abstract The present article assesses and compares the MERCOSUR Parliament, the Andean Parliament, and the Latin American Parliament as instruments to insert political representation and parliamentarians in their respective integration projects. It is argued that the development of regional parliaments in Latin America, however, has not produced substantial changes in regional decision-making processes, which remain the exclusive domain of intergovernmental or interpresidential exchanges.

As negociações Mercosul-UE são tradicionalmente analisadas pela perspectiva dos governos. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir o papel e a relevância dos parlamentos regionais nessas negociações, que perduram mais de 20 anos. A análise verifica se a existência de um parlamento regional amplia as discussões sobre as negociações e influi no andamento destas, considerando o período entre 1999 e 2017. O artigo analisa as posições dos parlamentares em relação às propostas apresentadas pelos respectivos blocos, o nível de informação que os parlamentares possuem sobre as negociações a que têm acesso e a capacidade de influência dos parlamentares regionais nos termos do acordo. O intuito foi verificar o grau de envolvimento dos parlamentos regionais nas negociações comerciais. Concluímos que, embora os dois parlamentos tenham graus de competências bastante distintos, em ambos os casos se observa uma atuação autônoma com relação aos Executivos, que apresenta um importante grau de polarização política em relação aos resultados do acordo e uma forte demanda por negociações comerciais mais transparentes.