South-South cohesiveness versus South-South rhetoric:Brazil and Africa at the UN General Assembly

摘要

South-South relations have regained widespread interest in recent years, together with increasingly visible stances on international stages. Brazil's interactions with the African continent, in particular, came to epitomise such a perception while sustaining an expectation of mutual alignment in several global issues. However, these assumptions still lack empirical corroboration. Drawing on United Nations General Assembly voting data for the 1991-2013 timeframe, this article questions a supposed South-South solidarity at the multilateral institution with the largest global representation and identifies key thematic axes that incite greater collective stances. The analysis further sheds light on whether or not a common South-South agenda has emerged over time.