This paper analyzes the proposals under discussion in the Brazilian Congress concerning the direct elections for Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur), originally planned to be held on 2014. The proposed rules are investigated in order to find out which changes may impact the profile of the new...

One of the basic features of last decade was the formation of groups of emerging economies, as well as the acceptance of their role as important players in the determination of global growth. Recent years have shown, however, a fall in the rate of growth of these economies. In this article we...

This study has as main objective the assessment of the sustainability of the Brazilian energy sector compared to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, in an attempt to contributing to the requirements as stated by the Roadmap for the OECD Accession of...

The research evaluates Brazilian alignment to the OECD normative on the environment and climate change. It has three parts. The first describes the trajectory of the accession criteria, indicating how environment and climate change have come to influence the like-mindedness criterion. Given...

This study has as main objective to investigate if the energy markets liberalisation, in particular natural gas and electricity, contribute to the energetic transition, led by climate change mitigation policies. More specifically, this study attempts to classify the efficiency degree associated...

The transition to a low carbon energy mix presents particularities regarding the starting point, the relevance of emissions from the energy sector, the objectives and instruments used by the countries. Apart from the Brazilian case, the BRICS have a high share of fossil sources in the energy...

Besides the introduction and the final conclusions, this Discussion Paper has four sections. The first presents the "state of art", that is, the current debate about the long-term financing of the neo-corporatist state capitalism in Brazil. Then it shows the personal and corporate wealth as...

The purpose of this paper is to present the dynamics of the credit market in Brazil between 2007 and 2015, through the analysis of selected data and indicators. The interregnum considered in this paper comprises a period of important changes in the credit market in Brazil. While the expansion of...