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leader…espousing a populist political agenda””. 533 A Lula presidency was feared forthe possibility that he might “try to mobilize a region-wide, populist, antimarket,and anti-American movement”. 534 Moderation in Brazilian foreign policy, thewatchword of its Foreign Ministry for most its history, was absent from theextrapolations of the mainstream media in the US and elsewhere. While PT hassuffered charges of ‘ideologising’ foreign policy, it would seem that the foreignpolicy favoured by its candidate has remained in step with the broad contours ofBrazilian foreign policy.However, as noted previously, PT does not have things all its own way. AndrewHurrell sees Brazilian foreign policy over the two Lula terms as the result of aconfluence of two traditions: those of PT and Itamaraty. One strand draws on whatis referred to here as the ‘internationalist’ worldview of the Party, while the secondemanates from the more traditional, ‘nationalist’ approach of the ForeignMinistry. 535 In terms of PT’s internationalist worldview, Lula’s legitimacy to actpurposively on the world stage and his own personal standing derive from PT’ssocial commitments at home and its efforts to fulfil these commitments. Accordingto Marco Aurélio Garcia, “Without the successes of his social policy, Lula wouldnot be as respected internationally”. 536 PT’s worldview has ultimately combined withItamaraty’s unique brand of nationalism that emphasised Brazil’s national identity asan autonomous, peace-loving nation, and its interests as a developing country insolidarity with other developing countries. The extent to which this confluencesupports expansionism and activism in international politics, is, however, a functionof decision-makers’ power to mobilise and extract national resources for foreignpolicy. This, in turn, hinges upon the extent of their institutional freedom andlegitimating power, the subject of the following section.533 Peter Hakim, “The Reluctant Partner”, Foreign Affairs, 83, Issue 1 (2004): 116.534 Ibid.535 Hurrell, “Brazil and the new global order”, 60-61.536 Interview with Garcia cited in Der Spiegel. 2009. “Brazil Flexes Muscles overHonduras Crisis”. 10 September, 2009. Accessed online at:http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,653753-2,00.html on 7 March, 2011.214