In cooperation with the Paradiplomacy Scholars Forum, a webinar was held at the initiative of AIA Fellow Débora Figueiredo M. Prado (Federal University of Uberlândia / AIA NRW)

focusing on historical developments, institutions, and specific case studies of Brazilian paradiplomacy. With its 210 million inhabitants, Brazil is the seventh most populous country

in the world and, as the world’s tenth-largest economy, is for many reasons an interesting player in international relations. Not least due to the export of agricultural products, the country is firmly integrated into global supply chains and, with the rainforest in the Amazon Basin, is of enormous importance for global climate protection. Brazil is successfully establishing itself as a mediator between the Global North and the Global South. In this context, the diverse paradiplomatic activities are of particular importance. At the beginning of the event, Liliana Ramalho Froio (Universidade Federal da Paraíba) referenced a book on Brazilian paradiplomacy that will soon be published by Routledge. Following this, Débora Figueiredo M. Prado provided an overview of the various actors and institutional arrangements of paradiplomacy in Brazil. Drawing on her PhD project, Liliana Ramalho Froio focused on regional perspectives. Cairo Borges Junqueira (Federal

University of Sergipe) examined the relationship between foreign policy and paradiplomacy and provided insights into the case study of the Northeast Consortium. Finally, Marinana

Andrade e Barros (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais) finally presented her research on far-right practices in paradiplomacy. Under the professional moderation of Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska (University of Lodz, Poland) from the Paradiplomacy Scholars Forum, a lively discussion ensued among the more than thirty participants.