Interview: Dr. Brigitte (Britta) Weiffen
Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech, Giovanna Imbernon, and Matheus Hebling. According, to Dr. Britta, "In the past few ...
Tag: Brazil
João Alberto Silveira Freitas: why does the world not know his name, and Brazil is so tempted to forget it?
When we look back on 2020, the first fact that comes to mind is the COVID-19 pandemic and its harsh ...
From Fome Zero to Bolsa Famíla: intragovernmental disputes in the decision of a public policy
In 2002, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected President, after presenting in his campaign the fight against inequality through ...
Christian fundamentalism and the Israeli flag in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Christian Zionism was unnoticed in Brazil until the 2018 presidential elections. The candidate for the presidency of the Republic, Jair ...
Religion and Curtailed Freedoms: Foreign Policy and Human Rights in the Brazilian Minister’s odd speech to the newly graduated diplomats
The Brazilian Minister of External Relations’ speech at the graduation ceremony of the Rio Branco Institute, Brazil´s diplomatic academy, on ...
Introducing BRaS Blog Interviews – the door is open, come in!
BRaS Blog opens its doors to scholars and students. We want to listen to different voices, viewpoints. Also, diverse research ...
The politics of electoral reform in Brazil
Elections lie at the very heart of democracy, and they are exclusive periods in which citizens are most politically engaged, ...
BraS and Boletim Lua Nova establish partnership
Boletim Lua Nova and BraS have established a partnership agreement for the publication and promotion of academic texts. The agreement ...
Majority influence in proportional elections: the case of Brazilian mayors and city councilors
Brazil has the most fragmented party system in the world. In 2018, 30 parties obtained at least one seat in ...
The 2020 Brazilian municipal elections as a test for Bolsonaro’s increasing popularity
The first round of the upcoming municipal elections in Brazil will take place on 15th November of this year, with ...
