How democracies survive? Lessons from Brazil

Daniel Cerqueira* Versión en español aquí. Bolsonaro’s rise to power in 2018 and the popular support he still holds shows the information dystopia and the inability of parties with democratic vocation to close ranks against demagogues who lack such vocation. This article comments on some factors that allowed Brazilian democracy to overcome four years of constant […]

The story of a shipwrecked sailor named Sergio Moro

On the rise and fall (for now) of Operation Car Wash’s patron in Brazil Daniel Cerqueira* Originally published in Global Americans See Portuguese and Spanish versions. Just over a year ago, many Brazilians were surprised by Jair Bolsonaro’s appointment of then Federal Judge Sergio Moro as Minister of Justice and Security. Up until then, the […]

Relato de um náufrago chamado Sergio Moro

Sobre a ascensão e queda (por enquanto) do padroeiro da Lava Jato Daniel Cerqueira* Publicado originalmente em Global Americans.  Veja versões em espanhol e inglês. Há pouco mais de um ano, muitos brasileiros se surpreenderam com a nomeação do então juiz federal Sergio Moro como Ministro da Justiça e Segurança Pública por Jair Bolsonaro. Até então, […]