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The Decline and Fall of Brazil’s Political Establishment

After watching politicians of nearly every mainstream party be caught in corruption scandals, Brazilian voters are willing to rebel against a dysfunctional system.

Eduardo Mello

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Corruption Oct 1, 2018 Snapshot

The Decline and Fall of Brazil’s Political Establishment

After watching politicians of nearly every mainstream party be caught in corruption scandals, Brazilian voters are willing to rebel against a dysfunctional system.

Eduardo Mello

Politics & Society Jul 12, 2018 Snapshot

Will Brazil’s Next President Be a Far-Right Nationalist?

Many now see Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro as a dark-horse candidate—a populist outsider whose anti-establishment rhetoric may yet propel him to victory in the upcoming...

Bruno Carazza

Federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro, a pre-candidate for Brazil's presidential election, attends a debate at the Industry Confederation event in Brasilia, July 2018.

Corruption May 7, 2018 Snapshot

Will Brazil's Crackdown on Corruption Continue?

Since 2014, the Brazilian political class have pushed back against the Operation Car Wash anticorruptio probe, seeking new legislation to curtail the powers of...

Eduardo Mello and Matias Spektor

Demonstrators take part in a protest in support of Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2017.

Law & Institutions Jul 14, 2017 Snapshot

After Lula's Corruption Conviction

Federal judge Sergio Moro sentenced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) to nearly 10 years’ imprisonment for illicit enrichment.

Juan de Onis

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seen during the inauguration of the new National Directory of the Workers' Party in Brasilia, July 2017.

Politics & Society Jun 2, 2017 Snapshot

Brazil's Best Shot Against Corruption

Moises Costa

People attend a protest against Brazilian President Michel Temer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2017.

Corruption Apr 19, 2017 Snapshot

The Case for Lula

Lula’s case has raised crucial questions about Brazil’s judicial system: specifically, whether it can give Lula a fair trial and protect the due process rights of...

Geoffrey Robertson

Corruption May/June 2017 Essay

Brazil’s Never-Ending Corruption Crisis

Rocked by endless corruption scandals, Brazil’s democracy is now at its most vulnerable point since the end of the dictatorship three decades ago. The only way to ward...

Brian Winter

Rousseff in Brasília after being stripped of the presidency, September 2016.

Trump Administration Feb 26, 2017 Snapshot

A Good Neighbor Policy for Trump

In the United States’ own neighborhood, U.S. President Donald Trump has a chance to realign relations with two of most important and influential countries in the...

José R. Cárdenas

Argentinean President Mauricio Macri and his Brazilian counterpart Michel Temer listen to their national anthems before their meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 2017.

Crime & Drugs Jan 18, 2017 Snapshot

Brazil’s Correctional Houses of Horror

The recent mass killings in multiple Brazilian prisons shows that the country's correctional system is in desperate need of reform. Brazil's prisons are incubators of...

César Muñoz Acebes

Inmates are pictured on roof after an uprising broke out at Alcacuz prison in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, January 2017.

Brazil Oct 26, 2016 Snapshot

Brazil's Generation of Discontent

The unraveling of Brazil’s confused political order began in 2013, when millions of youth across the country took to the streets with a range of demands from...

Catherine Osborn

Olympics Aug 5, 2016 Snapshot

Olympic Hurdles

Rio is not the first host city to stage the Olympic Games at a moment of political peril. In fact, several Olympics have occurred amid political, economic, and social...

Jules Boykoff

Christ The Redeemer seen through Olympic Rings at Rowing venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 2, 2016.

Politics & Society September/October 2016 Essay

How to Fix Brazil

The real cause of Brazil’s problems with corruption is not high-level individual wrongdoing but flawed political engineering. Only an overhaul of the country’s...

Eduardo Mello and Matias Spektor

An antigovernment demonstration in Brasília, March 2016.

Brazil Jul 17, 2016 Snapshot

Temer's Victory in Brazil

Brazil's Michel Temer finally made some headway in its struggle to extract itself from the quagmire created by the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in May

Juan de Onis

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer speaks during an address to the nation at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, June 16, 2016.

Economic Development Jul 18, 2016 Snapshot

Bridges to Nowhere

Over the past ten years, the BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—have built hundreds of grand infrastructure projects. But as these governments...

Christopher Sabatini

Construction continues on a new road being built, which will join the industrial area of Pinetown to the north of Durban and the city's airport, February 2013.

Climate Change Jun 29, 2016 Snapshot

Brazil Cuts Down on Deforestation

During the Paris climate talks last December, Brazil broadcast its ambitions to reduce its overall emissions by at least 36 percent by 2020 and 43 percent in 2030....

Patricia Nogueira-Neidlinger

Brazil May 16, 2016 Snapshot

Will Temer End the Crisis in Brazil?

Temer’s cabinet indicates that the new government will place its bets on the economic recovery in the short term in order to guarantee the necessary support to stay in...

Moises Costa

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer stands among people during a ceremony where he made his first public remarks after the Brazilian Senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 12, 2016.

Corruption Apr 14, 2016 Snapshot

Brazil's Next President?

If Dilma Rousseff is impeached, the current vice president, Michel Temer, might try to rescue Brazil from one of its darkest moments in recent history until the next...

Moises Costa

Members of the impeachment committee react after voting on the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, April 11, 2016.

Brazil Apr 4, 2016 Snapshot

Brazil's Pocket Linings Playbook

The future of Brazilian politics has rarely looked less promising. But turmoil aside, the Petrobras scandal has provided Brazil with a rare opportunity to audit its...

Moises Costa

Demonstrators attend a protest calling for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 13, 2015.

Energy Mar 3, 2016 Snapshot

Nationalization and Its Discontents

As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, Latin American governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international...

Lisa Viscidi

Workers walk on a bridge at the Mexico's state-run oil monopoly Pemex platform

Brazil Jan 20, 2016 Snapshot

Rousseff on the Ropes

Over the last decade, more than 40 million Brazilians left poverty and joined the country's new middle class, as economic growth soared in the 2000s. But in 2015, an...

Brian Winter

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff answers questions from journalists about Brazil's economic crisis, January, 2016.

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