Articles by 

Maurício Ferro

Behavior

Success: Innate Talent or Extraordinary Endeavor?

In the debate about the development of skills and gifts, a central question emerges: are people born with natural gifts, or is it stimulation?
World

Global Indifference Towards the Middle East: Are We Forfeiting Our Humanity?

Fifteen days after the brutal terrorist attack on Israel, the actions of international leaders in seeking a solution to the conflict in that region are cynical and pathetic.
Politics

Whose interests does this war serve?

For nearly a week, we have been shocked by news of the war between Palestinians and Israelis. The atrocities are horrifying.
Behavior

Everything as It Was Not Before

The well-known Portuguese expression “tudo dantes como no quartel de Abrantes” refers to something that always remains the same, without change.
Politics

Quid pro quo

"Quid pro quo" is a Latin expression that, in Portuguese, conveys the meaning of confusion, mistake, or a public dispute.
Politics

Stupidity Should Be Taxed

In times of tax reform, where creativity is sought to increase revenue and improve fiscal balance, the government has employed various stratagems to maximize revenue collection.
Behavior

Pessimism invariably leads to inaction.

Popular sayings are typically not the product of empirical studies that validate them, but rather stem from societal perceptions, evolving across time and space, regarding specific behaviors that guide a particular society.
Politics

Civil Death

This week, Justice Dias Toffoli of the Supreme Federal Court penned the epitaph for Operation Lava Jato with the statement: “The greatest error of the Brazilian judiciary.”