27/03-02/04 2023
Translated by: Laura Montebello Bolsonaro vs. Lula – 2nd Round After having left Brazil near the inauguration of Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro returns to the country three months later. At the same time that…
Articles by João Fonseca
27/02-05/03 of 2023
Translated by: José Chaiça A New UN agreement to protect the world’s oceans The United Nations reached a consensus, this Saturday, after two decades of negotiations on the protection of the high seas, clarified the…
29/11 – 04/12 of 2022
Iranian Morality Police Suspended The Morality Police, which inspected the Iranian population’s moral behaviour, namely the fulfilment of codes of conduct, for example, regarding the clothes Iranians wear. The decision from the Prosecutor-General of the…
30/10-06/11 of 2022
Translated by: Daniela Aires e Matilde São José The post-election scenario in Brazil After the polls gave Lula da Silva the victory on October 30th, Brazil entered a wave of contestation in reaction to the…
26/09 – 02/10 of 2022
Translated by: Tiago Jorge The Russian war machine and Ukraine’s self-determination The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen structural developments this week, since referendums in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions were held and where 95% of the…
29/08-04/09 of 2022
Translated by: Matilde São José and Daniela Aires Floods in PakistanPakistan is the latest stage for extreme phenomena triggered by climate change, where millions of people became homeless due to intense and unceasing raining. The…
4th-9th August 2022
Translated by: Tiago Jorge US, China and Taiwan hanging in the balanceBoth major players have cut cooperation ties this week in the climate, judicial and military areas, following numerous “provocations” that placed Taiwan as an…
June 27th – July 3rd 2022
Translated by: João Nunes Portuguese-Brazilian relationsThe Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided to cancel the entire schedule with the Portuguese emissary, visiting due to the centenary celebrations, following a meeting between Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with…
Sub-saharan Africa 2022 Forecast
Translation – Carla Ferreira Sub-Saharan Africa’s political and socio-economic stage is once again characterized by issues concerning the democratization process, or its attempt, in the face of attempts to stabilize domestic politics, for example, with…
Uyghurs and the humanitarian crisis
Xinjiang, Uyghurs and China The Uyghurs are a Muslim ethnic group of which most individuals live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), in China – being recognized as natives to the region, having around…