Beatriz Rey

Beatriz Rey is an SNF Agora Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and an APSA Congressional Fellow (2021-2022). She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Syracuse University and an M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javier Milei during a political rally. Photo: Franco Trovato Fuoco/EFE/Folhapress

Javier Milei and the banality of politics

Angry Latin American voters have voted ruling coalitions out of power in 18 of the last 19 elections. But that anti-incumbency wave gave rise to strongmen with proposals detached from reality

5 months ago • Beatriz Rey

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Congress’s newfound legislative power could be problematic. Here’s why

A legislative body that responds primarily to special interests hinders political and economic development

6 months ago • Beatriz Rey

congress In the forefront, from the left: House Speaker Arthur Lira, Supreme Court Chief Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, and Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco. Photo: Fátima Meira/Futura Press/Folhapress

Congress-Supreme Court feud is not an institutional crisis

The different branches of government are trying to keep each other in check. There’s no constitutional crisis — just an eagerness to legislate by different actors

7 months ago • Beatriz Rey

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Lula stalling his cabinet reshuffle is a mistake

Lula has postponed a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle that would bring the "Big Center" into the government's coalition.

8 months ago • Beatriz Rey

lula congress House Speaker Arthur Lira and President Lula: something's gotta give. Photo: Gabriel Paiva/FP

Congress is back, but Lula must grease the wheels of the House

Brazilian lawmakers will have their hands full as they reconvene to vote on economic, environmental, and gun policies. But progress depends on pork barreling

9 months ago • Beatriz Rey

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Brazil’s problems with budget earmarks not going away anytime soon

Lula is using the same shady tools as Jair Bolsonaro to whip up congressional support. But the issue is less about Lula's hypocrisy and more about deep institutional imbalances

10 months ago • Beatriz Rey

Relations between the government and Congress are fraught — but that doesn't mean that Brazil’s established political system has imploded quite yet presidentialism

Brazil’s coalitional presidentialism is not dead. At least, not yet

Relations between the government and Congress are fraught — but that doesn't mean that Brazil’s established political system has imploded quite yet

11 months ago • Beatriz Rey

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Big Agro glosses over indirect suppliers in deforestation discussions

At a recent event in D.C., beef sector representatives failed to address how indirect suppliers often do not follow environmental regulations, contributing to increased deforestation in the Amazon

12 months ago • Beatriz Rey