El artículo busca analizar la internacionalización de las constructoras brasileñas durante la dictadura empresarial-militar y su relación con la política exterior del país y los intereses empresariales durante la dictadura. Empleando fuentes primarias comerciales y estatales, nos basamos en marcos teóricos y metodológicos de concepción ampliada del Estado, surgida de las reflexiones de Gramsci. Estudiamos el caso de Mendes Junior en Mauritania. Concluimos observando la intensa superposición entre el Estado y empresas privadas en el período y el fuerte favor brindado por las políticas estatales y la diplomacia en relación con las actividades de las empresas brasileñas en el exterior. internationalization of construction companies and Brazilian foreign policy during the dictatorship

the case of Mendes Junior in Mauritania

Abstract

The article seeks to analyze the internationalization of Brazilian construction companies
during the business-military dictatorship and its relationship with the country’s foreign
policy and business interests during the dictatorship. Employing business and state-derived
primary sources, we draw on theoretical and methodological frameworks of expanded
conception of the State, arising from the reflections of Gramsci. We study the case of
Mendes Junior in Mauritania. We conclude by noting the intense overlap between the
State and private companies in the period and the strong favor provided by state policies
and diplomacy in relation to the activities of Brazilian companies abroad.