Opinion piece
07 January 2024
Brazil
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Podcast
27 September 2023
The state of play in EU-LATAM trade
Are we seeing a fatigue of ‘The Brussels Effect’?
Podcast
31 August 2023
What to expect from the BRICS expansion
The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.
Opinion piece
19 April 2023
Brazil is not a real middle power if it just takes China's side
Lula cannot show strategic autonomy by parroting Xi Jinping
Opinion piece
12 April 2023
Will Lula find his El Dorado in China?
The Brazilian president is seeking Beijing’s support for his quest for middle power prowess
Opinion piece
29 October 2019
Bolsonaro’s pilgrimage to Beijing
A strategic alliance between Brazil and China could be music to the ears for both leaders, but Bolsonaro does not want to look like one more vassal. X
Policy Brief
24 September 2019
The European Union-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and risks
After nearly 20 years of on-off negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur – a customs union covering Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – in
Opinion piece
03 September 2019
Dousing the Sovereignty Wildfire
In time, the current spat between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro regarding the Amazon rainforest may be
Blog post
05 November 2018
Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Brazilian presidential elections after a highly polarising campaign. We review economists’ and scholars’ vi
Blog post
11 May 2016
Brazil can learn from Spain: don't delay adjustment
Brazil’s economic crisis has much in common with Spain’s crisis from 2009 – 2012. The IMF and the global community must work together to ensure a stab
Blog post
06 November 2015
Brazil: playing with fire
Rattled by political turmoil and in the midst of severe stagflation, Brazil is really ‘playing with fire’. Urgent measures are needed to reduce the fi
External publication
26 April 2015
Follow what I do, and also what I say: Monetary policy impact on Brazil’s financial markets
The objective of this paper is to assess empirically whether futures interest rates in Brazil react to changes in the SELIC rate and, especially, to
Opinion piece
17 July 2014
Can Brazil get over the World Cup?
Brazilians had mixed feelings about the World Cup even before their team's humiliation in the semi-final match against Germany. Now they're