Militarization and Public Security: Continuities of the National Security Doctrine
Translated and reviewed by Matheus Lucas Hebling August 12, 2025 The militarization of Brazilian public security remains one of the ...
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Democratic Resilience in Latin America: Study Analyzes Institutional Responses to Crises
Published in the journal Lua Nova, the article "Democratic Resilience in Latin America: Analyzing Crises and How They Are Overcome," ...
The Evolution of Electoral Reforms in Brazil: A Historical and Analytical Perspective (II)
by Eric Nogueira Andrade Reviewed and translated by Matheus Lucas Hebling Redemocratization, the 1988 Constitution, and the politics of electoral ...
The Evolution of Electoral Reforms in Brazil: A Historical and Analytical Perspective (I)
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part series on Brazilian Electoral Reforms. by Eric Nogueira Andrade Reviewed ...
Opportunities in the United States of America
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program has an open call for five-month fellowships in Washington, DC. Eligible are democracy activists, scholars, ...
Statement on the January 8 attacks on democratic institutions
The Brazilian Research and Studies Center strongly denounces the recent acts of violence and destruction committed by extremist right-wing groups ...
The democratic consolidation of Brazil and the legacy of the military regime
This article discusses the democratic consolidation of the Brazilian political culture. Thereby it reviews the literature and presents some own ...
The uncertain future of Brazilian democracy (Book review). Avritzer, Leonardo. O pêndulo da democracia. São Paulo: Todavia, 2019. 204 pgs.
Luciana Ballestrin (Federal University of Pelotas) The uncertain future of Brazilian democracy (Book review). Avritzer, Leonardo. O pêndulo da democracia. ...
Is there a political logic?
Without virtues, vicissitudes can either occur as "alternatives" or as mere instabilities; vicissitudes without virtues run through the logic of ...
Jair Bolsonaro and Andrzej Duda speeches: just a coincidence?
The distinctions between Brazil and Poland are huge in terms of economy, development, society and even regional integration. But, even ...