Author: Cecilia Lero

Cecilia Lero is a post-doctoral fellow at the Centro de Estudos da Metrópole at the University of São Paulo (USP) & Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP). Her research focuses on comparative authoritarianism and democratization, organized crime, and social movements. Prior to completing her Ph.D., Dr. Lero worked in the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines and was an active member of Philippine civil society working on diverse issues including human rights, urban housing, and institutional reform. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.

Cecilia Lero

War between good citizens and bad citizens: tools for today’s totalitarianism in Brazil and the Philippines

July, 2021 / By Cecilia Lero

On May 6, 2021, on the heels of Brazil’s deadliest month since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, special police […]