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Empreendedores de favelas usam mídia social e temporalidade para estimular o turismo e combater percepções negativas

Empreendedores de favelas usam mídia social e temporalidade para estimular o turismo e combater percepções negativas

O descontentamento de moradores locais com o turismo adotado em favelas, sob um modelo de “safari”, está criando um mercado novo e vibrante de caminhadas guiadas, como na Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. As mídias sociais têm lhes permitido alcançar diretamente potenciais consumidores, ao mesmo tempo em que alianças locais circunstanciais sinalizam que eles podem proporcionar um “produto” ao mesmo tempo […]

August 19th, 2019|Featured, Political economy, development, and business|0 Comments|

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Argentina’s Operation Condor trial opens up new paths to accountability for past atrocities in South America and beyond

Argentina’s Operation Condor trial opens up new paths to accountability for past atrocities in South America and beyond

Following a trial that lasted over three years, in May 2016 a federal criminal court in Buenos Aires convicted fifteen defendants for crimes against more than 100 victims of the infamous Operation Condor. For the first time, a court of law had recognised the existence of this transnational terror network, which was used to hunt down political opponents in South […]

August 1st, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Brazil’s favela entrepreneurs use social media and temporality to boost tourism and combat negative perceptions

Brazil’s favela entrepreneurs use social media and temporality to boost tourism and combat negative perceptions

Local residents unhappy with the established “safari” model of favela tourism are creating a novel and vibrant market for walking tours in neighbourhoods like Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro. Social media have allowed them to reach potential customers directly, whereas temporary local alliances mean they can provide a “product” that is both safe and seductive at the same time. Aside […]

July 4th, 2019|Featured, Political economy, development, and business|0 Comments|

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¿Cómo inciden los pactos criminales en la seguridad pública brasileña?

¿Cómo inciden los pactos criminales en la seguridad pública brasileña?

La violencia ejercida por organizaciones criminales como Primeiro Comando da Capital y el Comando Vermelho en Brasil se considera normalmente una forma de demostrar poder o inspirar miedo. La regulación de esta violencia a menudo ocurre a través de pactos criminales que pueden establecerse entre estos actores o también involucrar al Estado. Estos pactos no necesariamente sirven para eliminar la […]

June 26th, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Desemprego pode se tornar o calcanhar de Aquiles de Bolsonaro no Brasil

Desemprego pode se tornar o calcanhar de Aquiles de Bolsonaro no Brasil

O presidente Bolsonaro alcançou o sucesso eleitoral culpando o Partido dos Trabalhadores e o establishment político pelo naufrágio do país. No entanto, se o presidente brasileiro não conseguir combater o desemprego em breve, as eleições municipais de 2020 poderão se tornar um referendo nacional sobre o estado da economia e a aprovação presidencial, argumentam Mark S. Langevin (George Mason University) e Elisa Antunes (BrazilWorks).

May 22nd, 2019|Bolsonaro's Brazil, Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Reassessment of the Itaipú Treaty and ‘brasiguayo’ political power could reshape Paraguay’s relationship with Brazil

Reassessment of the Itaipú Treaty and ‘brasiguayo’ political power could reshape Paraguay’s relationship with Brazil

Since the end of the Stroessner dictatorship in 1989, the surge in Brazilian economic, political, and cultural influence has been so pronounced as to make Paraguay almost a client state of its more powerful neighbour. This is clearest in the unequal outcomes of the Itaipú Treaty on joint hydroelectricity generation and in the untrammelled political power of Brazilian-Paraguayan agribusiness in […]

March 18th, 2019|Featured, Geopolitics and international relations|0 Comments|

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Bolsonaro’s base: the Social Liberal Party’s strengths in Rio de Janeiro could yet become weaknesses

Bolsonaro’s base: the Social Liberal Party’s strengths in Rio de Janeiro could yet become weaknesses

In terms of both support and discourse the heart of Jair Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Party lies in Rio de Janeiro. Here, aggressive messaging on rising crime and rampant corruption managed to turn a ragtag bunch of political misfits, former members of the security forces, and Bolsonaro associates into the epicentre of Brazil’s recent political earthquake. But as scandals around criminality […]

March 13th, 2019|Bolsonaro's Brazil, Democracy, governance, and citizenship, Featured|0 Comments|

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Wilderness to wildest dreams: the remarkable rise of Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Party in Brazil

Wilderness to wildest dreams: the remarkable rise of Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Party in Brazil

The same disruptive tactics that swept the PSL and Bolsonaro into power may also undermine their capacity to formulate and negotiate the president’s ambitious legislative agenda, write Mark S. Langevin (George Mason University) and Edmund Ruge in the first of a two-part series on the roots and the role of the Partido Liberal Social.

March 1st, 2019|Bolsonaro's Brazil, Democracy, governance, and citizenship, Featured|0 Comments|

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Climate change will intensify the spread of dengue fever in Brazil and beyond, and the poor will be worst hit

Climate change will intensify the spread of dengue fever in Brazil and beyond, and the poor will be worst hit

Dengue fever has made a resurgence since efforts to eradicate the disease in the 1970s, and future rises in temperatures and rainfall will only amplify this trend. Governments need to act now and adopt pre-emptive measures that will protect their citizens, especially the most vulnerable, writes Ana de Menezes (LSE Department of Geography and Environment), winner of the LSE-IDB Postgraduate Essay Prize 2018.

February 20th, 2019|Environment, resources, and climate change, Featured|0 Comments|

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The Brazilian prison system is undermined by gaps in authority, incentives, and accountability

The Brazilian prison system is undermined by gaps in authority, incentives, and accountability

Crises in the management of Brazilian prisons tend to be neglected by state actors who see the problem as intractable. Institutional conflicts weaken state authority, political and financial incentives for change are weak, and accountability on this issue has rarely been a priority for civil society. But some novel programmes show that much progress can be made despite this difficult terrain, writes Débora Zampier.

January 15th, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|