Mês: Julho 2025
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Aves de Rapina: a Longa História das Privatizações no Brasil
A trajetória das privatizações no Brasil expõe um cenário preocupante. Longe de catalisar um desenvolvimento autônomo e em prol do povo brasileiro, a transferência massiva de ativos estratégicos e críticos para o setor privado tem aprofundado desigualdades, onerado os consumidores e comprometido nossa autonomia nacional. Dados recentes evidenciam que, no setor elétrico, a privatização da Eletrobras…
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“Witch Hunt”: Trump vs. “Lulism”
Donald Trump’s decision to impose retaliatory tariffs on Brazil in response to Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution marks a new escalation in the international campaign against Lulism—understood here not only as a political programme, but as a global symbol of a threatened progressive order. To grasp the depth of this confrontation, it is necessary to look back at…
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A Anistia como Mecanismo de Reacomodação das Elites Brasileiras
Ao longo da trajetória política brasileira, desde os tempos coloniais até o momento presente, os processos de anistia política permanecem frequentemente apresentados sob a égide de discursos conciliatórios e de apelos à pacificação nacional. Contudo, uma análise mais atenta revela que tais medidas raramente funcionaram como instrumentos autênticos de justiça restaurativa ou de aprofundamento do…
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Do Desencantamento ao Reencantamento: A Nova Religiosidade das Ideologias Políticas
A separação entre Estado e Igreja inaugurou o que Max Weber chamou de “desencantamento do mundo”. Mas a ausência de uma religião civil nas democracias ocidentais não eliminou a necessidade de sentido transcendental. Pelo contrário, abriu espaço para novas formas de espiritualidade — ora centradas no indivíduo, ora projetadas em ideologias políticas que reencenam o…
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The 1924 Revolution in São Paulo: Conflict, Complexity, and the Disruption of the First Republic’s Hegemonic Order
The 1924 Revolution, also known as the Second Tenentist Revolt, stands as one of the most significant and complex episodes in the political and social history of Brazil during the First Republic. Although commonly associated with the tenentist movement—primarily of a military nature—the uprising that took place in São Paulo in July of that year…
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Cultural Appropriation: Who Uses, Owns? Controversial Ideas on Cultural Ownership
Cultural appropriation is one of the central post-material battlegrounds of the contemporary world. It mobilizes questions of identity and culture, while often overlooking a foundational principle of culture itself: hybridity. At its core, the concept of cultural appropriation refers to the use of cultural elements—symbols, clothing, hairstyles, cuisine, religion—originating from a minority group by members…
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The Contemporary Relevance of the Marxist Theory of Dependency
The Marxist Theory of Dependency (MTD), as developed by authors such as Ruy Mauro Marini, Vânia Bambirra, and Theotonio dos Santos, remains an essential analytical tool for understanding the structural dynamics of underdevelopment, domination, and imperialism in the Latin American context, particularly in Brazil. Far from being an obsolete theoretical framework limited to the debates…
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The Virtues of Presidentialism Against Parliamentarist Interference
Parliamentarism, like an unburied ghost, cyclically returns to Brazilian public debate, presenting itself in times of institutional crisis as a magical solution to national political impasses. Such a proposal invariably resurfaces in new garments. Yet, as in the past, it promises stability, rationality, and crisis containment. However, behind this technical and modernizing veneer lies a…
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The Idea of Europe is Dying—and Nobody is Noticing
“Wherever coffee is served with a certain elegance, there exists an idea of Europe.”— George Steiner Eighty years after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Europe finds itself again in a moment of reckoning. What was once celebrated as the “end of history” now seems like a fragile interlude between disasters. In cafes from Lisbon to Krakow,…
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