National policies as guidelines for foreign investment: an analysis of regulations for Brazil-China economic relations

• Grant number: 24/09358-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2024
• End date: November 30, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Law
• Principal Investigator: Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin
• Grantee: Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin
• Host Institution: Escola de Direito de São Paulo. Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Antonio Carlos Diegues Junior ; Celio Hiratuka ; Natália de Lima Figueiredo ; Olívia de Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto ; Patricia Alencar Silva Mello ; Roberto Alexandre Zanchetta Borghi
• Associated scholarship(s): 25/05456-0 - Encoding and Systematization of the Database in Atlas.ti on Regulations Affecting Chinese Investments in Brazil., BP.TT; 25/02740-9 - Analysis of the Brazilian Critical Minerals Policy: Regulatory, Institutional Structures and International Commitments, BP.IC; 25/02952-6 - Regulations of the New Industry Brazil Plan and the Ecological Transition Plan of Brazil in the context of investments in the electric and hybrid vehicle chain., BP.MS; + associated scholarships 24/15776-9 - Transnational Regulation in electric vehicle value chains between Brazil and China: implications of private environmental standards, BP.PD; 25/02739-0 - Statecrafting Foreign Investments: Regulating Economic Relations Between Brazil and China, BP.TT; 25/02738-4 - Analysis of Brazilian Economic Policy for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Regulatory, Institutional Structures, and International Commitments, BP.IC - associated scholarships

Abstract

The proposed research aims to advance the analysis of regulations relevant to Chinese investments in Brazil, in light of the new trend of directing foreign investments through national policies. Based on a three-level regulatory analysis matrix of the economic interaction between Brazil and China, the research will investigate the impact of national policies and regulatory instruments of these countries, considered part of the regulatory framework at the meso-level (2), on (1) agreements and negotiations between these states (macro-level regulatory) and (3) commitments and forms of structuring private economic activity in Brazil, such as contractual standards and corporate structures (micro-level regulatory). To frame these analyses, the research will focus on a strategic value chain in the Brazil-China relationship, which is the production of electric vehicles, associated with policies to stimulate ecological transition and strategies of "green value chains." The methodology will consist of the systematization of economic data and regulatory instruments using the Atlas.ti© software for content analysis and network formation, complemented with literature reviews, interviews, and field missions. The results will be primarily documented in scientific articles and the publication of databases. The aim is to contribute to relevant international literature and provide a clearer understanding of the importance of China's policies and regulations in its investments in Brazil. (AU)