Marcus Vinicius De Freitas is visiting professor at the China Foreign Affairs University and a senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, based in Morocco
The next four years offer Brazil an opportunity to begin renewing both political camps. Voters have entrusted Lula with another mandate; the country now needs a government that can turn that mandate into improvements people can recognise27 October 2026
Brazil's partners must recognize that cooperation confers no right to dictate Brazil's political direction. The choice belongs to Brazilians, including their right to disappoint Washington, Tel Aviv, or any other capital.05 October 2026
The real test of BRICS is not whether it can eliminate the contradictions of multipolarity. The real test is whether it can learn to govern those contradictions while preserving enough common purpose to act14 September 2026
