Unearthing Power in Brazil’s Mining Regime

The Brazilian mining industry is a major economic engine in Brazil and a dominant player in the extraction industry worldwide. A new Mining Code to regulate mining activity was introduced in the National Congress in 2013 and is set to be voted into legislation by the end of September, 2015. The deliberations that have been taking place amongst policy stakeholders to construct the new Mining Code provide a unique window through which to analyze the means by which state and non-state actors influence policy and practices in Brazil’s mining sector. My research will provide one of the first systematic analyses of the actors and processes that led to this significant recent change to Brazil’s mining regulatory regime.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandra Mallett

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Partner:

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award