Investimento estrangeiro no Brasil

Abstract

Globalization called States interest again to the issue of foreign investment, maimly because one ot its vehicle 15 large transnational companies that have great tlexibility to choose markets that they wi3h to expand their busimess and from which they want to leae. Despite or the coincident tocus or atention or the counties to the subject wmca 18 the object or this papervork, so far it was not possible to mplement a multilateral disciplime tor the matter. Atempts existed, but wthout great success. 1he oPposition of interests betiveen capital-exporting countries and those who need it as a mean of getting resources to boost its economy and thus try to achiere higner level or development prevents establishing a consensus. n this scenario, bilateral agreements have assumed an important role m regulating tne subject, Dut in a narrOwer scope tnan desired. 1ns is Decause the conciusion or these intermational agreements do not seek to regulate, as well as possible, foreign investment in order to attend a higher nterest than those considered individually, meaning the interest of the mternational community to establish a balance in relattons between ntemational actors. They intend to meet the goals of the countnes that conchuded them, for example, if the intention is to allow investment flows' further liberalization, measures should be adopted in a sense if, nstead, the am is domestic industrys greater protection, the agreement achieved can be completely difterent from the one settled in the first case. Thus, domestic legislation 13 crucial to balance toreign mvestment 's consequences wzth each štate s pnvate mterests in order to prevent its entry into the country Just to pursue profit, unconditionaly. t s also imprtant that the country exracts from t the potencal, mentioned and advocated by some, to help to achieve development.