PERSPECTIVE Brazil as a Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council During the 2010–2011 Term CARLOS ENRIQUE RUIZ FERREIRA November 2012 n This paper analyses the foreign policy of Brazil via the decisions it made while serving on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member during the 2010 –   2  011 term. This was the tenth time that Brazil has held this role on the Security Council. n Brazil’s actions on the Security Council reflected traditional principles of Brazilian diplomacy, which include defence of multilateralism and peace, respect for sovereignty, and promotion of the development of people and of human rights. n Due to these factors, its positions and votes on the Security Council are worth analysing, the most important of which are discussed in this paper: work on MINUSTAH, positions taken on the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Iranian nuclear issue, sanctions against Libya, and the reform of the Security Council, among others. n Brazil’s international alliances, such as the G-4, IBSA, and BRICS, have strengthened Brazil’s international position, thereby making it better qualified to achieve a permanent seat on the Security Council.