Law

History

The foundations of a nation

Researchers analyze movements opposed to Brazil's emancipation from Portugal, revisiting the process of establishing the Brazilian state and its relationship with Hispanic America

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Public spending

The importance of early childhood

Researchers create methodology for calculating federal budget allocated to children aged six and under in Brazil

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LAW

Lawless land

Lack of consensus on the concept of disinformation hinders regulatory efforts to control the spread of false content online

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COVER

Challenges of legislation

Despite strict punishments established in the Penal Code, public policies are needed to reduce sexual crime

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Right

Brazil’s post-independence justice system broke away from, yet built on, the past

The country’s Judiciary was established amid major shifts in the late colonial period

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History

Interpreters of political debate

Indigenous peoples appropriated liberal ideas circulating in the Americas and Europe in order to claim their rights

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History

The foundations of a nation

Researchers analyze movements opposed to Brazil's emancipation from Portugal, revisiting the process of establishing the Brazilian state and its relationship with Hispanic America

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LAW

Lawless land

Lack of consensus on the concept of disinformation hinders regulatory efforts to control the spread of false content online

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OBITUARY

A jurist of the State and society

Dalmo Dallari worked on behalf of human rights since the fight against the military dictatorship

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Political Sciences

The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature

The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed

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OBITUARY

A multipurpose thinker

Gláucio Soares developed pioneering studies in various areas of the social sciences

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Interview

Benjamin A. Cowan: Brazil and the new right

North American historian launches book about religious conservatism in the 20th century

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CAREERS

Settling accounts

Newly qualified accountants are abandoning tradition to become business decision-makers

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Cover

Education at risk

Prolonged school closings and unequal access to distance learning is causing increased student dropouts and learning-acquisition gaps

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INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy

A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics

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Legislation

A focus on privacy

Researchers adapt to new personal data protection law

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Gender

Princeton to pay US$1.2 million to correct wage inequality

Princeton University has announced it will pay just under US$1 million in back pay to a group of 106 female professors

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COVER

A panorama of rights

Brazil's pioneering Statute on Children and Adolescents marks 30 years promoting public policies for children

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Cover

Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

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Funding

Victories for science in Brazilian Congress

The scientific community earned two victories in Brazilian Congress in March

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COVER

Gender and Science

Ongoing dialogue with feminist theories opens new areas for research across various disciplines

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Law

Scale out of balance

The presence of women in different legal professions decreases the higher you look on the career ladder

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Oversight

Universities under investigation

São Paulo Legislative Assembly Inquiry makes recommendations on how to improve the management of USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP

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Interview

Gláucio Ary Dillon Soares: The sociologist of love

One of the founders of sociology in Brazil, IESP professor Gláucio Soares talks about his six decades of experience teaching and reveals that he is researching love

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Cover

Public faith

Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country

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Law

Justice is delayed but (apparently) is not failing

A study of the fight against corruption from the perspective of police investigations and criminal prosecutions

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Law

A culture of settlement

Research reveals a lack of knowledge among the public about mediation and conciliation mechanisms that can expedite dispute resolution and help to free up the judicial system

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Law

Bill against sexual harassment at universities

The Senate of Chile approved a new bill obligating state-funded universities to create a detailed protocol on how to deal with complaints of sexual harassment

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Public Health

Disarming Violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests

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Interview

Silvia Pimentel: Women’s rights

The lawyer who chaired the most important international committee for the defense of women’s rights speaks about the more than four decades she spent in teaching, research, and activism

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