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Potential Geoeconomic and Geopolitical Consequences of an Expanded BRICS

The state of play in EU-LATAM trade

Are we seeing a fatigue of ‘The Brussels Effect’?

What to expect from the BRICS expansion

The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.

Brazil is not a real middle power if it just takes China's side

Lula cannot show strategic autonomy by parroting Xi Jinping

Will Lula find his El Dorado in China?

The Brazilian president is seeking Beijing’s support for his quest for middle power prowess

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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