Brazil

Crime without borders: The Brazilian model expanding across the region

The expansion of transnational criminal networks reveals structural failures of the state and the consolidation of an illicit governance that challenges regional security.

From a humanitarian showcase to a migration filter: Brazil’s contradictory role in refugee protection

Brazil went from being a humanitarian model in the face of the Venezuelan exodus to erecting barriers that turn protection into a filter and asylum into an exception.

The loneliness epidemic has reached Brazil

Brazil, an emblem of sociability and joy, today faces a troubling paradox: millions of people live with a persistent loneliness that erodes social bonds.

Democracy on Trial

Brazilian democracy is not only putting a former president on trial: it is measuring its own capability to withstand and learn from the crisis.

The coup mentality does not die: Bolsonarism and the ongoing threat against the rule of law in Brazil

The historic conviction of Bolsonaro and the military for the attempted coup has not stopped Bolsonarism, which keeps the threat against Brazilian democracy alive both inside and outside the country.

Brazil’s political detox

Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a turning point in Brazil, opening debates on polarization, authoritarian legacy, and the need for political detox.