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05 Aug 26

Let's talk about the limits of evaluation?

Where is the truth about politics?
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22 July 26

Let's talk about the risk of evaluating?

When knowing about problems becomes a problem.
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08 July 26

Shall we discuss a debate that still needs to be addressed?

Even acknowledging that Brazil hasn't stood still, the biggest concern is realizing that, despite the progress, in several aspects we have fallen behind the world's transformations.
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24 jun 26

Let's talk about the failure of institutions.

When a decision is displeasing, when a policy fails, when an authority abuses their position, when a corporation protects itself [...] it is common to conclude that institutions have failed.
Ulisses Guimarães during the promulgation of the 1988 Constitution, which opened an important cycle of democratic reconstruction.

12 jun 26

Let's talk about biodiversity and bioeconomies in Brazil?

Brazil is home to six major biomes, each with its own ecological characteristics, distinct histories of settlement, and different ways of using natural resources.
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May 27, 26

Let's talk about agriculture: hero or villain?

I recently participated in a debate at São Paulo Innovation Week whose title suggested a seemingly simple choice: is Brazilian agriculture a hero or a villain? I confess that the statement made me uncomfortable. Not because the provocation lacked relevance—public debates thrive on strong questions—but because it suggested something that is perhaps the first major misconception when discussing agriculture […]
agriculture column

May 07, 26

Shall we talk about the possible State?

In virtually all contemporary societies, pressures on spending tend to grow persistently.
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April 15, 26

Let's talk about the power of the State in a society without clear boundaries.

"The question, therefore, is not only whether the State knows what to do, but whether it can, in fact, still enforce its decisions."
Let's talk about the power of the State in a society without clear limits; article by Antonio Buainain

09 Tues 26

Let's talk about the uncertain future of social protection.

If there is one thing that needs to be addressed clearly in the current system, it is its historically unequal nature.
Let's talk about the uncertain future of social protection; article by Antonio Márcio Buainain

12 Feb 26

Let's talk about the state of permanent emergencies.

What seems to be happening today is something qualitatively different; emergencies have ceased to be isolated episodes and have become part of the backdrop of social life.
Installation of meteorological radar for the detection of extreme weather events exclusively for the Campinas Metropolitan Region; article by Antonio Márcio Buainain

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