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Arthur Ituassu

Arthur Ituassu is professor of international relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His website is here.

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Brazil: democracy as balance

Brazil's municipal elections reveal the democratic benefits of political division, says Arthur Ituassu.

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A journey to India's ex-Portuguese colony, enriched by an interior dialogue with the economist Amartya Sen, opens new vistas in Arthur Ituassu's mind.

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Brazil's homemade blockbuster Tropa de Elite challenges the country's political thinking to address the violent "reality" it depicts, says Arthur Ituassu.

Brazil: the moral challenge

Brazil needs a new dialogue to address the violence and inequality holding it back, says Arthur Ituassu