A trajetória do parlatino: um parlamento regional simbólico (1964-2017)

Abstract

This work took as object of research the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, known as Parlatino, has been operating for over half a century. This institution was created in 1964 and leads on key political and legislative exchanges for the involved countries. It has been in operation during Latin America significant historical moments such as the period of military dictatorships and re-democratizations. Notwithstanding its importance and historical value, there is a scarcity of scholarly works on the Parlatino, especially in the field of historiography. The aim of this study was to address this gap in knowledge and to shed some light in this remarkable institution. The focus of this research was to present the itinerary of this political body, from its conception to a current period; the year 2017. In describing the trajectory of this institution, this work reflects on its inefficiency as a supranational entity of regional integration. Priority was given to the analysis and exploration of the socio-political and conceptual history of Latin America and the Caribbean. Data for this work was gathered from official documents of this institution, newspaper reports on episodes of its trajectory and bibliographies. The specific bibliography used included academic works from the areas of Political Science and International Relations, while the complementary bibliography was composed by works of the area of History of America and various statistical data about Latin America and Caribe. This dissertation was made from the cross-linking of these sources and from the bibliographical material collected.This dissertation is the critical and descriptive analysis of these obtained materials and the chronicle of Parlatino. The narrative illustrates the links between operation of this intuition and strategic historical moments of Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, it provides a testimony of the advances but also the crucial limitations of this institution.