Theo Almeida, Author at Public Seminar

Latin America & Caribbean

The Foggy Future of Brazilian Democracy

The recent coup in Brazil challenged the country’s democracy even more than January 6 did in the United States

February 15, 2023 • by Theo Almeida

The consequences of January 8 for Brazilian politics may be much more severe and have not yet fully unfolded. ...

Latin America & Caribbean

Bolsonaro Shocks the Left in Brazil

Polarization deepens as a populist movement makes unexpected political gains

October 12, 2022 • by Theo Almeida

When Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday, October 2, most observers—and most pollsters—expected that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leftist former president, and his Workers’ Party (PT) would decisively defeat his chief opponent, Jair Bolsanaro, the current President from Brazil’s Liberal Party (PL)....

Economy

Beyond #CancelRent

Coronavirus and the “visible” hand

May 21, 2020 • by Theo Almeida

#CancelRent is hardly confronting a new problem. Wages are stagnant for many, but the cost of housing is not. Rents in many United States cities are “too damn high,” as Jimmy McMillin, a failed candidate for New York City mayor, famously proclaimed. The #CancelRent movement addresses an issue-driven by our ...

Feature

2018 Brazilian Elections

The end of a crisis or the beginning of another?

October 3, 2018 • by Theo Almeida

The Brazilian presidential election of this year has the potential to scale back the political crisis that the country has been facing for the last 4 years. Alas, it seems that it will also increase the political division of the society even more. Lula’s representative, Fernando Haddad, affiliated with the ...