Academic

Port’s War: A Case of Business Political Success
Agenda Política, 2022

This paper contributes to the research agenda on the role of interest groups in decision-making processes and, more specifically, around the conditions that favor or hinder the achievement of business political success. A case study was carried out on the Senate Resolution Project n. 72, of 2010, which aimed to zero the ICMS rate on imported products, and thus put an end to what became known asthe “ports’ war”. Based on the congruence analysis methodology (Blatter and Blume 2010), we assessed the extent to which the theoretical expectations outlined on the relationships between the decision-making context, the strategies adopted and the (un)success obtained were reflected in the empirical case studied. It was possible to characterize the case of the ports’ was as an unlikely case, since the most common cases of business success, especially in tax matters, are those in which the business community acts defensively. The analysis of the approval of PRS 72/10 suggests that the role of the executive administration was decisive for this positive outcome.

Gramsci in Refractions: The Interpretation of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, coauthored with Daniela Mussi (UFRJ).
DADOS 68(2), 2025, forthcoming

This article reconstructs Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s political thought during the Brazilian military dictatorship and democratic transition (1964-1988), focusing on his interpretation and use of Antonio Gramsci’s ideas to analyze state formation, social classes and politics in Brazil. The paper argues that the Gramscian concepts are central to Cardoso’s political thought in three phases of Gramscian refraction: (i) between 1964 and 1974, in the thesis of the Brazilian bourgeoisie’s dependent hegemony; (ii) between 1974 and 1983, in the argument of the Brazilian state as the “Modern Prince” as a concept for the analysis of the agrarian-industrial-military coalition in the post-1964 period; and (iii) from 1983 to 1988, in the definition of the Brazilian economic and military elites’ behavior as a authoritarianscletortic transformism in the face of the pressures for the democratization of the political regime.

Industrial Entrepreneurs in Dilma Rousseff’s First Term (2011-2014): An Analysis from the newspaper Valor Econômico, co-authored with Gabriel Nunes de Oliveira (USP)
Revista Brasileira de Ciência Política, 2022

This article contributes to the debate about how to interpret Dilma Rousseff’s governments and the crisis that led to her impeachment in 2016. The starting point is André Singer’s hypothesis about the “productivist coalition” and the political shift of industrial entrepreneurs. Based on the analysis of statements by business leaders in the newspaper, Valor Econômico, between 2011 and 2014, we aimed to verify whether a change in the industrial bourgeoisie’s political position in fact occurred. The statements were classified as favorable, contrary or neutral to Rousseff’s government and its economic policy. The data reveal that the president had broad support from industrialists until the first half of 2013. However, from the second half until the end of 2014, contrary manifestations predominated. The results suggest that the political behavior of industrialists cannot be explained merely as a response to adverse economic conditions.

Aspects of the New Right-Wing Extremism: The Relationship Between Capitalism and Fascism
Revista Dissonância, 2022

A book reviw article of Theodor Adorno’s Aspects of the New Right-Wing Extremism.

Conference Papers and Awards

Ports’ War: A Case of Business’ Political Success
VII Fórum Brasileiro de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política (2022)
Awarded best paper in the studies of Political, Social and Burocratic Elites

The giant woke up: The 2013 Brazilian mass demonstrations and business opposition to Rouseff’s government
XII Seminário Discente da Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da USP (2022)
Awarded best paper in the studies of Political Theory and Political Thought

Textile businessmen interpretations about Rouseff’s impeachment: what are the reasons and solutions to the Brazilian crisis?
46º Encontro anual da ANPOCS (2022)

The political behavior of the textile-clothing business sector in the Dilma Rousseff governments (2011-2016)
XI Seminário Discente da Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da USP (2021)

Dilma Rousseff’s administration and the business sector’s opposition
27° Simpósio Internacional de Iniciação Científica e Tecnológica da USP (2019)
Awarded top 10 papers in the International Round

Translations (English to Portuguese)

The Twilight of Formal Democracy: Contradictions of Accumulation and the Political Crisis of Neoliberalism, by Alyson J. Ayers and Alfredo Saad-Filho.
Translation published as a chapter of the book Brasil no inferno global: Capitalismo e Democracia fora dos trilhos (2022).

The Age of Crisis: Neoliberalism, the Collapse of Democracy, and the Pandemic, by Alfredo Saad-Filho (upcoming, 2023)

American Interregnum: Nancy Fraser’s interview to Alessandra Spano
Translation published by Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã: Crítica e Modernidade (2021).

Op-eds

Boletim Lua Nova: How do business achieve political success? Evidences from the ports’ war. 2022.

Boletim Lua Nova & Estadão: The giant woke up: The 2013 mass demonstrations and business opposition to Rouseff’s government, 2022, 2023.

Fórum Cenedic: American interregnum and the Biden administration: an analysis from Nancy Fraser. 2021.