Replication Data for: Representing Agribusiness Interests in Brazilian Foreign Policy: The Role of the Parliamentary Agricultural Front (FPA) Between 2015 and 2022

This article explores Brazil’s foreign policy related to agribusiness, examining how the Parliamentary Agricultural Front (FPA) leverages its legislative power to influence Brazilian Foreign Policy (BFP) in favour of agribusiness interests. This exploratory study highlights the interests at stake and the formal mechanisms employed by the sector to influence Brazil's international agenda. The analysis covers the period from 2015 to 2022, encompassing two legislative terms under the presidencies of Rousseff (2015-2016), Temer (2016-2018) and Bolsonaro (2019-2022). Methodologically, the study qualifies as research in progress, presenting partial results from an ongoing analysis of FPA activities in the Legislative on foreign policy issues. To this end, the study takes a qualitative approach, drawing on data collected from the House of Representatives database. After discussing the subfield of Foreign Policy Analysis, its focus on interest groups, and the role of the Legislative in foreign policy. Along with a brief overview of agribusiness in Brazilian foreign policy, the study concludes that the FPA uses formal mechanisms, such as requirements, assessments, recommendations, legislative proposals, and the creation of parliamentary groups, to influence Brazilian foreign policy in favour of agribusiness interests.

本文围绕巴西农业综合企业相关外交政策展开研究，剖析议会农业阵线（Parliamentary Agricultural Front, FPA）如何借助立法职权，影响巴西外交政策（Brazilian Foreign Policy, BFP）以契合农业综合企业的利益诉求。本探索性研究明确了该领域牵涉的核心利益，以及其用以影响巴西国际议程的正式运作路径。本次分析的时间跨度为2015年至2022年，涵盖罗塞夫（2015-2016年）、特梅尔（2016-2018年）与博索纳罗（2019-2022年）三任总统任期内的两届立法周期。从方法论视角来看，本研究属于进行中的研究，呈现了针对立法机构内外交政策议题下议会农业阵线活动的持续分析所得到的阶段性成果。为此，本研究采用质性研究方法，数据来源为众议院数据库。在对外交政策分析子领域、其对利益集团的研究取向，以及立法机构在外交政策中的角色展开探讨之后，结合巴西外交政策中农业综合企业的简要概述，本研究得出结论：议会农业阵线可通过各类正式机制——包括提出要求、开展评估、提交建议、递交立法议案，以及组建议会团体——影响巴西外交政策，以维护农业综合企业的利益。