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Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 February 2023

The new Brazilian government has announced an ambitious foreign policy agenda that includes meetings with several world leaders, new trade deals and the relaunching of Latin…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 August 2021

The ‘Escazu Agreement’, as it is also known, could become a fundamental tool in promoting human rights and environmental protections regionwide. Full and effective implementation…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 January 2024

The president travelled to 24 countries and promoted Brazil as a leader in the developing world, particularly on the climate change issue. However, his attempts to restore Latin…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 24 January 2019

Bolsonaro’s visit to Davos was his first foreign trip since taking office on January 1. His speech, while trying to portray Brazil as “open for business”, also reinforced the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 October 2022

Such impacts look set to worsen, affecting biodiversity and human society alike. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Atlas suggests, in its worst-case scenario…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 March 2024

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 March 2024

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 August 2017

Interoceanic railway plans.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 December 2023

This highlights government sensitivity to sectoral concerns about climate change regulation and reflects President Emmanuel Macron’s broader strategy of seeking incentives rather…

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