Politics, citizenship, inequality, and the future of Brazil

UM BRASIL spoke with several academics from the King’s Brazil Institute to learn more about research-based perspectives on politics, citizenship, and inequality in Brazil.

Dr. Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho, Professor of Brazilian Studies, King’s College London

Professor Carvalho discusses the challenge of building a more representative political system in Brazil, starting with the National Congress. He also explores online movements for political renewal, the country’s public security crisis, and political polarization within the democratic world.

Additionally, Professor Carvalho reflects on Brazilian identity and the political development of citizens.

Dr. Octavio Ferraz, Professor of Public Law and Human Rights, King’s College London

Professor Ferraz discusses the need for major legislative and constitutional reforms, ideological polarization in Brazil and the UK, inequality as an obstacle to development, and the State’s role in ensuring social welfare. He also reflects on Brazilian identity and the political development of citizens.

Dr. Jeff Garmany, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Melbourne

Dr. Garmany discusses his research career studying Brazil, inequality, urban violence, and the growth of evangelical Christianity. He also addresses the impact of the historical past on Brazil’s current problems and critiques the notion that a new constitution is necessary.

UM BRASIL features a collection of interviews with prominent academics, politicians, policymakers, and activists who are thinking about—and engaging with—Brazil.