Abstract

ARAUJO, Letícia Silva; ALMEIDA, Lucas Milanez de Lima  and  LEITE, Alexandre Cesar Cunha. Trade relations between Brazil and ASEAN: an analysis through the lenses of dependency and deindustrialization. Prob. Des [online]. 2025, vol.56, n.222, pp.27-58.  Epub Mar 09, 2026. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2025.222.70341.

This paper examines the trade relationship between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and Brazil through the Marxist perspectives of depen dency and deindustrialization. Since the 1990s, Brazil has undergone a deindustrializa tion process that has increased its reliance on exports of inputs and basic commodities, driven by the growth and boom of global commodity markets and the actions of central economies. In contrast, the Asian experience has focused on high value-added products and fostering industrialization. Based on the data presented, it is concluded that, as part of the broader process of capital reproduction in a dependent economy, there has been a deepening of Brazil’s trade dependency on ASEAN countries. Among other factors, this both reflects and exacerbates the deindustrialization process of the Brazilian economy.

Keywords : dependency theory; Brazil; ASEAN; international trade.

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