O petróleo como instrumento de segurança energética no âmbito do complexo regional de segurança da América do Sul: o caso do pré-sal

Abstract

This monograph examines the implications generated after the discovery of pre-salt oil for the perceived threat from Brazil, and as the country has positioned itself in geopolitical terms in the context of South America. Thus, the work is divided into three chapters: (i) the first chapter presents the origins of oil, but mainly tells the story of this mineral resource in Brazil and the world, pointing from the earliest discoveries of evidence to the boom that made increasingly exploited and marketed. (ii) in the second chapter, Energy Security of the concept will be discussed in the international security agenda, analyzing the role of oil as a means of conflicts and disputes in the great wars and the interests who considered strategic resource for both importing countries and exporters. (iii) and in the third chapter the theoretical application will be made specifically to the case of the pre-salt, with potential threats to this as well as defense policy, at regional level, aimed at South American integration.