ABSTRACT
Structural changes taking place since 2000 in the world order, together with a territorial expansion of the capitalist system, have gradually included a group of large countries in the South into the global system of power. A scenario of power diffusion and relative fragmentation of global governance has allowed this country to combine the use of classical soft power attributes with the expansion of its aspirations to move beyond the previous boundaries of its diplomatic performance. Nowadays, Brazil performs on different chessboards, because it incorporates new issues and areas of interest on its agenda involving a myriad of domestic actors. A central component of the new global reality has been the incorporation of China to the international economy. Diversity of agendas and plural constituencies make foreign policy comparable to any other public policies, creating a symbiotic connection between domestic and international dimensions.
