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About Arthur Ituassu

Arthur Ituassu is professor in the department of social communication at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. His website is here

Articles by Arthur Ituassu

Wednesday 23rd November

Brazil: woman's work vs men's mess

Arthur Ituassu, 23 November 2011
The first year of Brazil's first female president has seen Dilma Rousseff build on the achievement of her predecessor, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. But she is also having to cope with the more difficult parts of his legacy, says Arthur Ituassu.
Friday 22nd April

Dilma Rousseff and Brazil: signs of change

Arthur Ituassu, 22 April 2011
The first months of Brazil's new president show both Dilma Rousseff and Brazilian democracy in a fresh light, says Arthur Ituassu.
Monday 22nd November

After the party: Dilma and Brazil

Arthur Ituassu, 22 November 2010
The election of Dilma Rousseff is a landmark moment in Brazil’s political history. But the challenges ahead promise to make the task as hard as her victory proved to be, says Arthur Ituassu.
Tuesday 19th October

Brazil's prospect: consensus vs division

Arthur Ituassu, 19 October 2010
A surprising first-round result in Brazil’s presidential election sharpens the fight between Dilma Rousseff and José Serra. Brazilian voters' choice is also between two scenarios for the country's democracy, says Arthur Ituassu in Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday 14th September

Brazil’s big election: Dilma vs José

Arthur Ituassu, 14 September 2010
Brazil's presidential election is moving to a climax. A victory for the favourite candidate Dilma Rousseff would also be President Lula's, says Arthur Ituassu in Rio de Janeiro.
Thursday 29th July

Brazil: democracy vs poverty

Arthur Ituassu, 29 July 2010
In half a generation, a period that straddles two presidencies, politics has lifted millions of Brazilians from misery. Arthur Ituassu explains how it was done.
Tuesday 23rd March

Brazil after Lula: left vs left

Arthur Ituassu, 23 March 2010
Brazil’s presidential election of 2010 is the first since the return to democracy in 1985 in which Lula is not a candidate. The country’s emerging political alignment forms a big part of his legacy, says Arthur Ituassu.
Monday 2nd November

Brazil's new political identity

Arthur Ituassu, 2 November 2009
Brazil’s social and economic achievement during President Lula’s period in office is the foundation of its rising international status. But to ensure its future Brazil needs to pass two major tests, says Arthur Ituassu.
Sunday 23rd August

Brazil, the United States and Chile: military ghosts

Arthur Ituassu, 23 August 2009
A plot against Chilean democracy in the 1970s has echoes in Colombia and Honduras today
Thursday 21st May

The price of democracy in Brazil

Arthur Ituassu, 21 May 2009
The patient strategy of President Lula is improving Brazilians' lives and deepening their democracy
Saturday 15th November

Brazil: democracy as balance

Arthur Ituassu, 15 November 2008
Brazil’s municipal elections reveal the democratic benefits of political division
Monday 11th August

China's Olympics: a view from Brazil

Arthur Ituassu, 11 August 2008
How Brasilia sees Beijing: through a triple lens of pragmatism, anti-Americanism and principle. Plus: a Kenyan eyes the east, by Peter Kimani
Thursday 13th March

Under one roof: a Brazilian in Goa

Arthur Ituassu, 13 March 2008
A journey to India's ex-Portuguese colony, enriched by an interior dialogue with Amartya Sen
Friday 2nd November

Tropa de Elite: Brazil’s dark sensation

Arthur Ituassu, 2 November 2007
A smash-hit cops vs favelas thriller demands that Brazilians look in the mirror
Wednesday 18th April

Brazil: the moral challenge

Arthur Ituassu, 18 April 2007

Brazil needs a new dialogue to address the violence and inequality holding it back

Wednesday 1st November

Welcome to politics, Brazil

Arthur Ituassu, 1 November 2006

President Lula's re-election is also the consolidation of Brazilian democracy. Now, says Arthur Ituassu, he must focus on managing the key contest between nationalists and liberals that will define its future.
Tuesday 3rd October

Brazil, let's talk

Arthur Ituassu, 3 October 2006
The run off between Lula and Geraldo Alckmin on 29 October is an opportunity for real debate about Brazil's political future, says Arthur Ituassu.
Thursday 28th September

The green and yellow phoenix

Arthur Ituassu, 28 September 2006
Brazil’s national elections arrive at a moment when the country desperately needs rebirth from the ashes of corruption and disappointment, says Arthur Ituassu.
Thursday 31st August

Lula's second wind

Arthur Ituassu, 31 August 2006
Brazilians are as worried about the integrity of their political system as about the character of the politicians who aspire to lead them, reports Arthur Ituassu.
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