OAS

The Organization of American States (OAS) has played a significant role in hemispheric politics since its founding in 1948. The organization, that aims to promote democracy, human rights, security and development in the region, often finds itself under the dominant influence of the United States. This article examines the GRS resolution 3004 of 2023, which proposes the creation of a legislative structure similar to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and how this initiative can impact the autonomy of Latin American countries, with a special focus on Brazil. The GRS resolution 3004 of 2023 aims to strengthen democracy in the region, proposing the creation of a parliamentary assembly within the scope of the OAS. This legislative structure has....

The leaders of the South American countries were in Brasilia for a meeting called by the Brazilian government. Regional cooperation and integration were the subjects discussed. The document released after the meeting, of nine paragraphs, announces only one decision: to establish a contact group, led by chancellors, for evaluating the experiences of South American integration mechanisms and the elaboration of a “road map” for the integration of South America. The need for South American integration is far from being a new issue. By the way, the very name of that portion of the Earth, "South America", already comes from an attempt to overcome concepts imposed from outside to within the region, as North Americans “Western Hemisphere”, or “Pan-Americanism”, inspires....

The new OAS Parliamentary Assembly: challenges for Brazilian autonomy in the face of US influence

For a South American integration