Brazil’s Trial of the Century
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Op-Ed on Mensalão – Al Jazeera
I did a lot of thinking about impunity in Brazil, and this is part of the result. Click the pic for full piece.
Brazil’s Open Government Shock Treatment – Essay
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A piece I just published with Al Jazeera – click to follow.
Historic Day for Truth and Transparency
Half a year ago I wrote about a historic week, the week of October 23rd. Brazil’s National Congress enacted a freedom of information law and a truth commission — two brave policy advances for a country marked by legacies of secrecy and authoritarianism. Today was a similarly historic day: the freedom of information law and Read more about Historic Day for Truth and Transparency[…]
Editorial in Al Jazeera – A variation on the last post…
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Brazil, Transparency and the Brasil Aberto Movement (Open Brazil Movement)
If President Dilma Rousseff’s government can meet expectations, Rousseff might just be remembered as Brazil’s first ‘transparency president’. The expectations of which I speak are not just those of Brazil – they are the world’s. On April 17th and 18th, more than 50 countries will meet in Brasilia to unveil their commitments to the Open Read more about Brazil, Transparency and the Brasil Aberto Movement (Open Brazil Movement)[…]
Brazil’s Growing Car Obsession
My wife Carolina and I so far managed to avoid buying a car here in Brazil. It’s not that we have a strong aversion to owning a car; it would be great to have a little ride for weekend jaunts, but it’s just impractical. Happily, the cost-benefit does not (yet) make sense. I walk back Read more about Brazil’s Growing Car Obsession[…]
Threats to Broad Consultation and Participation in Brazil, Co-chair of Open Government Partnership
As co-chair of the Open Government Partnership, in a very few months Brazil will play host to a meeting among more than 50 countries participating in an unprecedented global initiative: a ‘multinational and multi-stakeholder’ effort to improve accountability, transparency, access to information, and greater participation in the affairs of government. A sort of club for Read more about Threats to Broad Consultation and Participation in Brazil, Co-chair of Open Government Partnership[…]
Police Strikes in Rio and Salvador — You Get What You Pay For
“You get what you pay,” is a saying that doesn’t have an exact translation in Portuguese, much like other words, such as ‘enforcement[1],’ ‘check’ (as in a ‘check on authority), and ‘accountability’[2]. If language fashions our world view, as linguists suggest, it may help us understand why most Brazilians react limply to gross inequities, malfeasance, Read more about Police Strikes in Rio and Salvador — You Get What You Pay For[…]