Abstract
Solidarity is a fundamental principle of Brazilian foreign policy, of which "South-South" international cooperation has become an essential component. At least 40% of Brazil's cooperation projects with developing countries are in the healthcare sector. Over the past decade, Brazil has developed the concept of "structuring cooperation in health". This involves breaking with the tradition of passive transfer of knowledge and technology, and promoting the creation or strengthening of key institutions in the health systems of recipient countries. Thus, among the priorities of Brazilian health cooperation are partnerships with the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) group. But Brazil's foreign health policy goes far beyond international cooperation: within the World Health Organization (WHO), but also within the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other international institutions, Brazil proposes a "new governance" of global health. The debate on WHO reform, the social determinants of health, and the relationship between public health and intellectual property are among the priority topics for Brazilian action within the multilateral framework.
