Neopresidentialism and the hierarchy of power in Latin American Integration

The process of building Latin American autonomy through regional integration has lost its momentum in recent years and some cases, are seriously questioned. hypothesis put forward here is that neopresidentialism replicated institutions configurating an essentially intergovernmental model which, combined with the logic hierarchy power international order, ends up giving privileges to most powerful countries. Thus, agendas promoted from subregional organizations those interest countries better positioned structure possess greater capacities implement agreements. Taking “Unión de Naciones Suramericanas” (UNASUR) as a case study, possible corroborate have conditioned institutionality agenda this organization, placing political ideology presidents national interests above interests.