Politics in Brazil Early kick-off From The Economist The 2014 presidential campaign gets under way Feb 23rd 2013 | SÃO PAULO |From the print edition A CAMPAIGN that officially lasts just three months should mean that Brazil’s next presidential election, due in October 2014, feels far away. In fact it seems almost imminent. On February 16th MarinaContinue reading “Politics in Brazil Early kick-off: Is Dilma the same as Lula?”
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Rio+20 flashes
The Rio Earth Summit of 1992 was a landmark in Latin America in terms of institutional changes towards sustainability goals. For now, we don’t know much on what impact will have Rio+20 in the debate. But we can try to interpret the headlines. Here is my take. World leaders – not present Absences of Obama (US),Continue reading “Rio+20 flashes”
First impressions on Dilma’s economic team
Everybody is wondering how the next president of Brazil,Dilma Rouseff, will behave. Will she follow Lula’s step or will she implement her own agenda, are questions in the back of our minds. She announced this week the names for ministers of Finance, Central bank and Planning and analysts start to explain what is behind thoseContinue reading “First impressions on Dilma’s economic team”
Brazilian Diplomacy through Currency
Brazil uses an abundance of currency for diplomatic leverage. Read the full article, here. Brazil’s foreign-aid programme Speak softly and carry a blank cheque In search of soft power, Brazil is turning itself into one of the world’s biggest aid donors. But is it going too far, too fast? Jul 15th 2010 | BRASILIA ONEContinue reading “Brazilian Diplomacy through Currency”
Congressional Corruption in Brazil
A remaining challenge to global perceptions about Brazil: Link to article Brazil’s congress Cleaning up A campaign against corruption Jul 8th 2010 | SÃO PAULO ORGANISED crime takes several forms in Brazil. One is politics—a lucrative trade. Of the 513 members of the lower house of Congress, 147 face criminal charges in the supreme courtContinue reading “Congressional Corruption in Brazil”
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