Regulatory agencies promise to protect consumers, but they often become instruments of political power and privilege. This analysis reveals how regulatory capture stifles competition.
Crises are used as excuses to expand state power, create new taxes and restrict freedoms. This analysis reveals how the Brazilian state transforms emergencies into instruments of ...
While the government repeats that “there is no money”, parliamentarians keep aid, funds and privileges untouched. This analysis shows how austerity in Brazil is selective: it cuts from the people, not...
Even without delivering results, the Brazilian State continues to grow: more ministries, more positions, more budget. This analysis shows how inefficiency is rewarded within the state logic...
Enquanto aposentados aguardam meses por seus benefícios, entidades associativas desviam R$ 6,3 bilhões com aval estatal. A fila do INSS dobrou sob o governo Lula, que prometeu eliminá-la. O sistema...
When the state decides who should win, merit disappears. In this critique, we expose how interventionism penalizes productivity, rewards inefficiency and stifles freedom....
Many politicians still treat the state as the great provider, but ignore the hidden costs of intervention. This post analyzes how "social" state programs often serve the interests of...
Lula and Trump share more than just populism: they both resort to the old Latin American tactic of blaming the Central Bank for their own economic mistakes. In this analysis, we compare their speeches...
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