20 ANOS DE INTEGRAÇÃO DA INFRAESTRUTURA SUL-AMERICANA: UMA ANÁLISE CRÍTICA SOBRE A IIRSA.

During the first two decades of the 21st century, South American countries have increased their public investments and multilateral integration actions, configuring a South American "new regionalism". Based on this context, this article aims to present a review and critical analysis of the interventions and plans of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA). We based the research on the following methodological steps: documentary study, data systematization from IIRSA's Projects Portfolio, bibliographic review of academic studies, and critical analysis of territory and development conceived and adopted concepts by IIRSA. The article analyzes the contradictions between the principles of socioeconomic, local, and sustainable development declared by IIRSA and the impacts of the implementation of its projects in the territories, providing data on the Infrastructure and Planning Council (COSIPLAN) and IIRSA that can help teaching, research and practical elaboration on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]