BRAZIL, UN AND HAITI: IMAGES ABOUT THE HAITIAN CRISIS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2014
MINUSTAH, Haiti, representation, Brazil, UN, Latin America.
This study has as purpose analyzing the construction and use of representations related to
Haiti and United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) troops, during the
polítical crisis, between 2004 and 2014. Versions of how the United Nations (UN) Security
Council (SC) sees the conjuncture, and inside it, the Brazilian position about Haiti, were
analyzed through the SC meetings, as well as versions built by the Haitian press. It was
enquired how happened the view exchange between these two distinct actors and how their
produced images interacted, sometimes getting close, distant or even in conflict. To do so,
different historical sources were used in the analyzes. Regarding the UN Security Council,
were subject of study, the UNSC meetings and resolutions adopted, as well as the reports of
the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. As regards to the
Haitian press, two periodicals were subject of analysis: the Haïti Libertè and Le Nouvelliste.
In the occasions which the Brazilian position was subject of analysis, further the UN
documents, Republic Presidents speeches and Foreign affairs representative speeches were
also used.