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Brazil Archive
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Occupy Mato Grosso, the Protest of Brazilian Indigenous Peoples
By Filippo Ponz de Leon, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on June 14, 2013 | 1 CommentIn the last two years, media outlets have reported the actions of the so-called “Occupy” movement that began on Wall Street and subsequently spread across the globe. Beyond the individual episodes, occupying has nowadays become a way of life to raise voices against social and economic inequalities and injustices all... -
RE: “Does Brazil Deserve its ‘B’ for BRIC?”
By Sarah Otis, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on June 14, 2013 | 1 CommentDear Editor, The argument put forward by Anthony Pereira in his article “Does Brazil deserve its ‘B’ for BRIC?” points out both the successes and shortcomings of the Brazilian economy. It presents a helpful analysis, as it counters many economists’ and investors’ worries regarding prospects for the future strength and... -
RE: “Trump-Branded Project in Rio Faces a Test”
By Stephanie Vancil, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on June 5, 2013 | No CommentsDear Editor, Please allow me to submit the following letter that I wrote in response to the May 21 article, “Trump-Branded Project in Rio Faces a Test” by Trevisani. Trevisani’s May 21 article, “Trump-Branded Project in Rio Faces a Test,” discusses the 2.5 billion USD office complex, Trump Towers Rio,... -
Lessons We Can Learn From Bridge-Building Brazil
By Dr. Sean Burges, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs as well as an Assistant Professor in International Relations at the Australian National University on May 28, 2013 | No CommentsThe following article appeared in The Canberra Times on 28 May, 2013. The selection of Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo as director-general of the World Trade Organisation has once again put Brazilian diplomacy on the front pages of the world’s newspapers. While Azevedo is superbly qualified for the post, he was... -
Lula and the Cesare Battisti Affair in the Context of Rome-Latin American Relations
By W. Alejandro Sánchez, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsCesare Battisti, a member of Italy’s Armed Proletarians for Communism (PAC), lives comfortably in Brazil, thanks to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The iconic former head of state signed a decree on his last day as president in December 2010, which stated that Battisti could not be extradited... -
Research: On Separatism in Latin America
By BY W. Alejandro Sanchez, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Kimberly Bullard, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsIn mid January 2013, the inhabitants of Chile’s Easter Island carried out major protests, declaring that the central government in Santiago had largely forgotten them and had failed to contribute to the island’s growth and development. An article in the British daily The Guardian explained how some islanders had even...