Consider viewing “Crimes of the Dictatorship” to better understand the debate in Brazil over the military dictatorship (1964-1985) and whether the country should hold those responsible for political violence and human rights abuses accountable. At a time when Brazil is…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Blackout in Brazil
In the midst of a constructive policy debate over energy policy, Brazil endured several hours of electricity outage on October 25 and 26th. Reuters reports, “Officials said a fire in a substation in the Amazon knocked out the whole northeastern…
Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte
Interested in the Belo Monte debate, please review the BrazilWorks’ summary of Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte published by Instituto Acende Brasil. Click here: Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte
Peter Hakim’s take on U.S.-Brazil Relations
Peter Hakim, President Emeritus of the Inter-American Dialogue, recently summed up the state of U.S.-Brazil relations by arguing that “the central problem for Brazil-US relations has not been their disagreements. It has been their inability to find areas of agreement….
Monsanto Loses in the Mato Grosso Courts
After losing its case in the State of Mato Grosso courts, Monsanto has suspended efforts to collect royalty payments on both its Roundup Read (RR) soybean seeds and the Bollgard 1 cotton seed. According to Rui Prado, President of the…
State Effectiveness in Contemporary Brazil
“The case of Brazil, long known as a highly unequal country, nicely illustrates how inequality reduction and improvement of public service provision can be achieved through federal transfers progressively allocated to favor the most needed localities of the country.” Marta…
President Dilma: Moving Toward the Global Center-Stage?
Brazil is set to grow at a disappointing 1.5% in 2012 after doing much of what it can to manage the global economic downturn. President Dilma Roussef has governed Brazil since the country’s roaring comeback in 2010 from the 2008/2009…
Highlights: The First 18 Months of President Dilma’s Government
The Brazilian Presidency’s Social Communication Office (SECOM) recently circulated a 78-page booklet of public policy highlights associated with President Dilma Roussef’s administration. Here are a few highlighted policy numbers and other outcomes are worth noting: 1. The number of international…
Immigration, Elections, and Brazil-US Relations
The United States is in the midst of general elections for the Presidency, all of the House of Representatives, and a third of the Senate; and immigration is a central issue to this election and may be the critical…