“…For many governments and research institutions understanding what Brazil is doing in the field of development co-operation has become a priority, particularly when placed in the context of rising concern about the development assistance-like activities of China and, increasingly, India (Bräutigam, 2009;Chin and Quadir, 2013;Quadir, 2013;Rowlands, 2012;Strauss and Saavedra, 2009;Samy, 2010;Shaw et al, 2009;Stuenkel, 2010;Woods, 2008). The result has been a series of studies outlining the scope and procedures of Brazilian ODA, with the survey by the government-supported Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada standing as the most official Brazilian statement on budgetary questions (IPEA, 2010), although there are reports by other private and government research bodies (Cabral and Weinstock, 2010;Dauvergne and Farias, 2012;Inoue and Vaz, 2012;Milani and Carvalho, 2013;Pino, 2012;Pino and Leite, 2010;Stolte, 2012).…”