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Analysis · Brazil
The triumph of punitivism at the ballot box: why Brazil embraces far-right security despite the evidenceWhy is punitivism gaining ground at the polls? An analysis of the nexus between public security, the far right, firearms, and incarceration in Brazil.
Analysis · Brazil
The limits of Brazilian democracy in the Marco Archer caseAn examination of the limits of Brazilian diplomacy vis-à-vis Indonesian sovereignty in the Marco Archer case and the tension between human rights and state sovereignty.
Analysis · Brazil
What the elections could change in Brazil's foreign policyAn analysis of how the election results could influence Brazilian foreign policy and shape ties with key international partners.
Analysis · Brazil
The US sells more to Brazil than it buys, yet Trump is imposing steep tariffs on Brazilian exportsWhy the US imposes tariffs on Brazil despite running a trade surplus, and how Brazil is responding to the dispute.
Analysis · Brazil
Why the European Union suspended Brazilian meat imports despite the Mercosur agreementAn examination of why the EU halted Brazilian meat imports following the EU–Mercosur deal, and how sanitary regulations and antimicrobial standards lie at the heart of the standoff.
Analysis · Brazil
The designation of the PCC and Comando Vermelho as foreign terrorist organizations and the redefinition of risks for U.S. corporations in BrazilThe U.S. designation of the PCC and Comando Vermelho redefines legal, financial, and compliance risks for American corporations operating in Brazil.
Analysis · Brazil
The effectiveness of public resocialization policies: The social reintegration of adolescents in BrazilAnalysis · Brazil
The production of indifference and the selectivity of war narratives in Brazilian perceptionHow war narratives produce indifference in Brazil and shape perceptions of human rights and conflict across the Global South.
Analysis · Brazil
National defense, public security, and state investment as drivers of strategic developmentHow do national defense and public security contribute to strategic development? An examination of the role of the state, the defense industrial base, innovation, and strategic autonomy.
Analysis · Brazil
From the Atlantic slave trade to citizenship: Benin's reconnection with Afro-descendant BraziliansAn analysis of how Benin seeks to reconnect with Afro-descendant Brazilians affected by the transatlantic slave trade, alongside its historical, legal, and political implications.
Analysis · Brazil
Necropolitics and conventionality control: Police lethality as a human rights violation in the state of Rio de JaneiroAn analysis of how necropolitics and lethal police violence challenge human rights standards in Rio de Janeiro through the lens of conventionality control.
Analysis · Brazil
Faith has become a political force in Brazil and the United States: Why it threatens democratic pluralismFaith has emerged as a powerful political force in Brazil and the United States, raising critical questions about how this dynamic imperils democratic pluralism and institutional stability.
Analysis · Brazil
The Trump paradox: US gun deregulation fuels Brazilian criminal factions branded by Washington as terroristsHow the deregulation of firearms in the United States drives illicit trafficking and arms Brazilian criminal factions, presenting a strategic paradox for Washington.