Em defesa do Eldorado: disputa internacional pela Amazônia brasileira

Abstract

The Amazon is one of the last frontiers for the expansion of world capitalism, perceived as a geopolitically strategic area in view of the global perspective of scarcity of natural resources necessary for the growth of the world economy, constituting a vital space of the 21st century. In order to understand the contemporary Amazon, this research seeks to outline a historical narrative from colonization to the present day, with regard to its international disputes. The central hypothesis proposes to analyze the correlation between the international dispute and the increase in the importance of strategic resources for the global economy, with strong indications that the region may become a new gravitational nucleus of the great powers. Based on a qualitative approach on primary bibliographic and documentary analysis, the objective is to demonstrate the growing presence of foreign powers, and how this expansion is directly proportional to the lack of an autonomous defense and security project. Therefore, a propositional agenda is necessary in order to qualify the contemporary debate about a strategic management project for the Brazilian Eldorado.