ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses a diverse set of issues that reflect the changing pattern of U.S.-Brazil political relations. Since the early 1990s, U.S.-Brazil political relations have undergone major transformations, influenced by simultaneous transformations in world politics and domestic Brazilian politics. As bilateral relations progressed, they involved new issues and complexities. U.S.-Brazil political relations are now shaped by a myriad of interests and pressures related to a diverse agenda consisting of issues that have become altogether more difficult to rank.
