简介:TheBrazilianchoiceontheenergymatrix,whichestablishedasaprioritytheexploitationofoilandconsequentlyitsderivativesforenergygeneration,hadconsequencesforitsforeigntraderelations.Itisimportanttoclarifythatthechoiceoftheenergymatrixinvolvesstrategicvariablesanddecisionsaboutinvestment,consumption,anddemandprojectedforthenext30years,forexample.Thus,thispaperintendstoanalyzethetradebalancebetweenBrazilandAlgeria(CountryofNorthAfrica,withastrongmovementofoilanditsderivatives),intheperiod2010-2016,focusingevenontheperiodinwhichBrazilbeganitsperiodsofrecession(2015).Theresearchproblemis,therefore,“duringtheperiodof2010-2016,whatisthesituationofthetradebalancebetweenBrazilandAlgeria?”.Therefore,thehypothesisformulatedisthat,becauseitdoesnothaveenoughtosupplyBraziliandomesticdemandforoiland,consequently,derivatives,Brazilhasimportedtheseproductsfromothercontinents.Duringtheperiodanalyzed,Brazildidnothaveafavorablebalance.ThereasonwhyAlgeriawaschosenforanalysisandnotanothercountrysinceBrazilhastraderelationswithmorethan70countriesisthattheAfricancontinentisthemainsuppliersurpassingthepercentageof71%,andAlgeriahassignificantrepresentativity.Themethodologyusedwasabibliographicalresearch,basedontheanalysisofrecentdatafromtheBraziliantradebalance,includinginthecontextofrecession,startingin2015.Theresultsobtainedare:(1)TheBrazilianenergymatrixisdiversified,butstillshowsamajorityofnon-renewableenergies,differentfromwhathappenswithotheremergingcountries;(2)itisnecessarytorevisethedemandforoilanditsderivativesforthenext30years,asamatterofurgency;and(3)theinvestmentvolumedefinedbytheBraziliangovernmentfortheenergymatrixisnotsufficientfortheestablisheddemand.