Consumer protection legislation, sold as citizen protection, has become an instrument of economic coercion, protection of elites and blocking of innovation. The discourse of viroprotection...
State protectionism created shortages, raised prices and encouraged piracy and smuggling. A model that is still being repeated — with new masks. ...
Brazil produces little not for lack of effort, but due to excessive government intervention. Discover how regulations, protectionism and inefficient public investment sabotage productivity and hinder growth.
The politics of backwardness have reached the gaming sector. Protectionist tariffs, inflation and the devaluation of the real are turning digital entertainment into a luxury item in Brazil. This post analyzes the...
The increase in the prices of Xbox consoles and games in Brazil is not the fault of the companies, but of an interventionist State that destroys the purchasing power of the consumer. This article analyzes how the tax...
Despite the discourse of protecting national industry, trade tariffs act as barriers that isolate the country, increase prices and reward inefficiency. This article shows how protection...
The “Trade War in the Americas” series comes to an end with a critical analysis of the effects of the new global protectionism. From Brazil to China, via Mexico and the exchange rate, this conclusion...
Economic integration with the United States, once touted as a strategic success, now reveals the vulnerability of the Mexican economy. With the new tariffs imposed by Trump, Mexico faces...
Trump's second term has reignited global trade tensions. In this article, we show how tariffs, economic nationalism and diplomatic ruptures are putting the United States at the center of a new...
The global landscape is changing. Promises of stable and peaceful globalization are being replaced by tariffs, sanctions and bilateral agreements that often concentrate power and fr...
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