"Power is not an end in itself, but is essential to the achievement of goals." In the book "How Democracies Die", by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the authors explore democratic decline through concrete studies. They emphasize the
"Power is not an end, but a means to good governance." Socrates At the end of the presidential elections in Argentina last Sunday, Javier Milei's victory over Sergio Massa ratifies a pattern that has been consolidated in presidential elections in democratic countries:
"Politics should not be the art of domination, but the art of doing justice" Aristotle Quid pro quo is a Latin expression that in Portuguese has the meaning of confusion, deceit or shacking up. In Anglo-Saxon countries, the meaning of the phrase has evolved
The scoundrel, when invested with leadership, makes, invents, agglutinates and dynamizes masses of scoundrels. Nelson Rodrigues This week, Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli wrote the epitaph for the Car Wash operation with the following phrase: "Biggest mistake of the Brazilian judiciary". O
"Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum" Saint Augustine The world has evolved in many ways, especially in technology and in the social agenda, by recognizing the need for equal rights and representation of minorities. However, it seems to have regressed on other issues. I'm referring to
Leniency agreements, driven by investigations such as Operation Car Wash, are back in the spotlight again in 2023. These agreements allow offending companies to collaborate in investigations in exchange for reduced penalties. It is worth noting that the agreement does not exempt the company from
Today's world is polarized, with angry demonstrations on social networks with a global reach, due to political positions that are divided into two sides: the left and the right. Defining a political position solely by such a generic concept is
The beginning of the second semester is accompanied by the eternal debate on the impact of the policy of social inclusion by establishing quotas for less favored classes as a criterion for entry into federal universities. This debate has been made more heated by the recent Supreme Court decision
The constant scenes of migrants trying to enter Europe and being violently repelled are always very striking. Most migrants arrive in Europe illegally by sailing in dinghies in the Mediterranean Sea, which causes several deaths
Extracting oil in marine waters is transforming the economy of one of South America's smallest and poorest countries, Guyana. In 2015, ExxonMobil, an American oil giant, found the first of the current 11 billion barrels of oil in Guyana.
