How are government’s decisions affected by an external power? The case of Huawei 5G in Brazil
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2023-04-18
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Casarões, Guilherme Stolle Paixão e
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This thesis aims to investigate the impact of China's growing commercial relationship with Brazil, as well as China's vaccine diplomacy, on Brazil's decision not to ban Huawei 5G in Brazil. Specifically, the study explores how China's increasing influence on Brazil's political decision-making processes led to Brazil becoming one of the first countries to purchase CoronaVac, a vaccine whose Phase 3 clinical trial data had not yet been released, and how this influenced the Brazilian government's decision not to ban Huawei from implementing 5G technology. The objectives of the study are to analyze the role of Chinese vaccine diplomacy in facilitating Huawei 5G's entry into Brazil and to explore the influence of China's increasing role in Brazilian politics. The research methodology is case study involving a combination of content analysis of official documents and news articles. The findings reveal that Chinese vaccine diplomacy played a significant role in shaping Brazil's decision-making regarding Huawei 5G, highlighting the need for further analysis of China's influence in Brazilian politics. This thesis contributes to the field by addressing the lack of comprehensive studies on China's increasing role in Brazil and by providing insights into the complex interplay between economic and political interests in the decision-making processes of developing countries.