Contemporary wars expose a contradiction that stubbornly persists in the world: even with a set of treaties and conventions designed to protect people in times of war — such as the Geneva Conventions and the Convention on the Rights of the Child — the killing of civilians still occurs frequently in military actions. In other words, the strengthening of international humanitarian law rules has not succeeded in preventing human rights from being constantly violated.

The FIFA World Cup has always transcended the boundaries of sport. Since its inception, the tournament has constituted a privileged space for the projection of power, the construction of national legitimacy, and the symbolic affirmation of great powers. Football, frequently presented as a universal language capable of uniting peoples and cultures, became throughout the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century a strategic instrument of political, diplomatic, and ideo

The tragedy of contemporary Brazil lies not only in political radicalization. It lies in the transformation of ignorance into collective identity, verbal violence into moral virtue, and ridicule into an ideological platform. The most radical wing of Bolsonarism has ceased to be merely a political movement, it has become a cultural phenomenon marked by the aestheticization of brutality and the glorification of stupidity.

Agriculture and food are at the center of two of the greatest strategic issues of the 21st century: global food security and climate change. The sector is no longer merely an economic activity linked to rural production; it has come to occupy a structural position in the geopolitical, energy, environmental, and social stability of today’s world