Declining Commodity Prices Brings New Challenges for Brazil
To remain competitive, Brazil will have to revise its regulations and reverse many of the reforms instituted just a few years ago.
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Is the Rousseff Era Coming to an End in Brazil?
Will Dilma Rousseff lose Brazil’s presidency? If so, what will happen next?
Ethno-Racial Poverty and Income Inequality in Brazil
Fiscal policy played an important role in reducing poverty and inequality in Brazil (Higgins and Pereira, 2014) over the last fifteen years, but how much redistribution and poverty reduction is being accomplished across ethnic groups?
Defrosting US-Brazilian Relations
More needs to do more to set a cooperative tone for the US-Brazilian relationship.
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A Conversation with the President of the Brazilian Supreme Court
Among a number of weak political and social organizations, the Brazilian judicial system stands out as the most effective and trustworthy of the country’s institutions. Because Brazilian courts are highly autonomous, they have the unique capability to independently evaluate the constitutionality of actions taken by the other branches of government.…
Is Brazil’s President Closer to Being Impeached?
What is the state of the Rousseff administration’s relations with Congress, and how is that affecting the outlook for her fiscal agenda?
Capitol Hill Symposium: Zika Crisis & Implications for US Policy
Lawmakers join the Dialogue and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health in open discussion on the Zika virus as a global health crisis.
Will the Pope’s Trip Have Lasting Effects?
Why did Francis choose Brazil for his first foreign trip as pope? Was the trip a success, and for whom?
Rousseff’s Visit to Washington
Rousseff’s upcoming visit presents an important opportunity to advance the global climate agenda.
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Dilma Out, Temer In, What Next?
Brazil has a new president. What comes next is the tricky part.
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Dilma’s Washington Visit
Her visit to Washington approaching, Dilma Rousseff finds herself confronted by diverse challenges.
2016巴西没有奇迹
巴西政府的统计研究所在12月1日宣布，巴西第三季度的GDP在较上年同期缩水4.5%，可能使得这个拉丁美洲最大的经济体滑入大萧条以来最严重的衰退。
Should the Rio Olympics Be Moved or Postponed?
Should the Rio Olympics be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak?
Venezuela’s Crisis Embroils Mercosur Trade Bloc in Internal Turmoil
The intensity of the clash within Mercosur highlights how much has changed in South America since Venezuela joined the bloc four years ago.
Zika and the Right to Abortion
In Brazil, the possibility of pregnant women with Zika having access to abortion has not entered the public debate.