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Newspaper editorial<\/a> – “Super-Salaries: Public Prosecutor Leads Antitransparency Initiative” (Supersal\u00e1rio: MP Lidera Investida Antitranspar\u00eancia). Open Copy<\/a> Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em>. With Vitor Batista, 27 December, 2025.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Populism, Press Freedom, and Transparency: Gauging the Experience of Latin American Journalists with Access to Information Laws,” International Journal of Press Politics.<\/em> November 2025, with Summer Harlow and Silvia Dal Ben Furtado. Unagated pre-proof copy at SSRN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Lessons from the Dissolution of Mexico’s Information Commissioner,” Governance<\/em>, May 2025, with Fernando Nieto Morales (Col\u00e9gio de M\u00e9xico), Margaret Kwoka (Ohio State University), and Maria del Carmen Nava Polina (City of Mexico Information Commission). Gated published version. Ungated pre-proof copy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editorial<\/a> – Portuguese. “Privacy as a Pretext for Denying Transparency.” Folha de S\u00e3o Paolo<\/em>. May 6, 2025, with Sergio Pra\u00e7a.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Editorial – in Spanish<\/a> and English<\/a>. “The Paradox of Transparency: Lessons from the Fall of the INAI [National Institute for Access to Information in Mexico]. Letras Libres<\/em>. February 6, 2025, with Fernando Nieto Morales (Col\u00e9gio de M\u00e9xico).<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Fostering sustainable production via the Amazon Fund collaborative platform,” Sustainable Development<\/em>. March 2024, with Eduardo Bizzo. Ungated pre-proof copy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Transparency’s Impact on the Professionalization of Government,” Governance<\/em>. December 2023, with Mariana Batista. Ungated pre-proof copy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editorial<\/a> – Modified English version of editorial below, posted on The Global Anticorruption Blog<\/em>, 19 September, 2023. This Editorial received criticism from a Brazilian lawyer, which we responded to with a rebuttal, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Editorial<\/a> – “Tofolli’s Decision Casts Doubt on Corruption Scandals” (“Decis\u00e3o do Tofolli lan\u00e7a d\u00favidas sobre esc\u00e2ndalos de corrup\u00e7\u00e3o.”) Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/em> 12 de setembro de 2023. PDF here<\/a><\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Compensatory collaborative governance: filling pandemic transparency gaps in Brazil and the United States”. Public Management Review. <\/em>June 2023, with Eduardo Bizzo.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Featured Research<\/a> – “Businesses that Adhere to Fiscal Recuperation Programs End up with Fewer Jobs than Others, Accrording to Study.” (Empresa que adere ao Refis termina com menos empregos que as demais, segundo estudo”). Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em>. June 2023.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “The Fire that Fuelled Brazil’s 2013 Protests Are Now Mere Embers”. The Globe and Mail<\/em> (Canada). 8 June, 2023.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Transparency Versus Populism”. Administration and Society<\/em>. January 2022. (Available at SSRN).<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “Many Bolsonaro supporters are deluded, but their concerns about Brazil ring true”. The Globe and Mail<\/em> (Canada). 16 January, 2023.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “Brazilian Voters Are Choosing between Two Different Styles of Corruption (Eleitores brasileiros est\u00e3o escolhendo entre dois tipos de corrup\u00e7\u00e3o diferente). The Globe and Mail<\/em> (Canad\u00e1).\u00a0 27 October, 2022.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “‘Secrecy of 100 Years’ and the Real Challenge to Overcome it.” Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em>. With Marcio Cunha Filho. 5 October, 2022.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “Factual Insecurity, Transparency and the Elections in Brazil.” Nexo<\/em>. With Virginia Rocha. 29 September, 2022.<\/p>\n

Newspaper Editorial<\/a> – “Access to Information Turns 10 Years, Creates Roots and Finds its Structure under Attack.” Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em>. With Francisco Gaetani. 13 May, 2022.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Local Compliance with National Transparency Legislation.” Government Information Quarterly<\/em>. With Simeon Nichter (UCSD). December, 2021.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “The Remoteness of Democratic Representation.” Party Politics. <\/em>With Octavio Amorim Neto (FGV-EBAPE) and Jamil Civitarese (PhD Applicant, Msc EBAPE). October, 2021.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “President Bolsonaro’s Promises and Actions on Corruption Control.” Revista Direito GV<\/em>. With Paul Lagunes (Georgetown), Fernanda Odilla (University of Bologna) and Breno Pires (Estado de SP). August 2021.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “To blow the whistle in Brazil: The impact of gender and public service motivation.” Regulation & Governance<\/em>. With Gustavo Tavares (Insper) and Fabiana Vieira Lima (CGU). June, 2021.<\/p>\n

Academic Article<\/a> – “Are governments complying with transparency? Findings from 15 years of evaluation.” Government Information Quarterly<\/em>. With Jonas Coelho and Davi Moreira. February, 2021.<\/p>\n

Research reports undertaken and presented to the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil and participating organizations in the Open Government Partnership. Dezembro, 2020 (in portuguese):<\/p>\n