Book, Brazil doesn't fit in anyone's backyard - by Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. narrates the behind-the-scenes of his experience at the IMF and the BRICS in texts about nationalism, economics, culture, politics and our mongrel complex Finalist for the 2020 Jabuti Prize in the Social Sciences category, Brazil does not fit into the nobody's backyard, by Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., has a new, expanded, revised and updated edition. The book provides a behind-the-scenes account of a Brazilian economist's time at two international institutions, the IMF and the development bank created by the BRICS – the group of emerging countries. With a light style, in which he alternates humor and emotion, irony and analysis, he narrates clashes between countries and within the Brazilian government on topics such as economic crises and the organization of the global financial system, also addressing our well-known mongrel complex. This edition brings new behind-the-scenes revelations about the crises, negotiations and conflicts in Washington, Brasília and Shanghai, as well as analyzes of the Bolsonaro government's foreign policy and economic policy, the realignment between Brazil and the United States and international geopolitics in the context of the pandemic of Covid-19.