Brazil 2022 : a land of good hope?

Abstract

“Brazil is well placed to become a paragon of the Lands of Good Hope”, a perspective of positive participation and leadership in a moment when the world experiences a deep crisis. Whether a statement or a question, this strong idea will be tested in the next decade. Ignacy Sachs analyzes the ecological, structural and institutional conditions that are necessary to enable the country to play a leading role in fostering South-South cooperation while enhancing biocapacity, the latter a central concept to the author. Today, we are in presence of four inter-related crises. The complexity and the opportunities of our times are analyzed within an ecosocial development framework.