Brazil in the short Strikes – the ultimate price of welfare
A pril 28th will be a date to remember. Even though some of the great media claim that there were only demonstrations around...
What Justice cannot see – spectacularization, publicity and coercion in times of Carwash
As it has been extensively discussed lately, Brazil has developed a fresh (and arguable) political conscience in the past years. People have been to...
No country for machos: What is there about machismo in Brazil and Latin America?
Campinas, Brazil. A man breaks into a house and kills in cold blood 12 people in New Year’s Eve – amongst them, his own...
The Human and the Beast
The year of 2016 was a tough one for Brazil. Within a political and economic crisis expressed in worrying numbers – 1 impeachment, 51%...
Lobby and Advocacy: A promising field and a possible goal in the land of soccer
P olitics is a very sensitive matter for discussion in Brazil. Even after the latest events and the abrupt development of a political...
To impeach or not to impeach (Part II)
The Temer government Mr Temer’s interim government has been marked by aggressive contention measures, polemic decrees, an over homogeneous team of (arguably honest) ministers...
A brief analysis on the latest, confusing and conflicting events in Brazilian politics (Part I)
As the Upper House voted for Ms Rousseff’s suspension, many questions were raised. The people, the media, opportunist and well-intentioned public figures, they all...
The perks of (not) being a red star: the investigations in Brazil and the future of its politics
Amid a severe political and economic crisis, with astronomic unemployment rates and the worst recession since 1990, the Brazilian politics faces a new turn...
Is one Putin things in order?
Russia is not widely known for its outstanding abilities in soft power. That could be explained, albeit not justified, for the strong concision characteristic...
The two turbans – what to expect from hard power in Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran has, undoubtedly, faced hard times and what came lately is no exception to that. The country, governed by Ayatollah...