Maria Fernanda Sikorski is a lawyer and an editor at Phenomenal World.

April 24, 2025

Interviews

Who Will the Green Transition Save?

An interview with Alfredo Santos of CUT-Bahia on Brazil’s Camaçari Industrial Complex

The Camaçari Industrial Complex in Bahia attracted worldwide attention following BYD’s announcement in 2023 that it would be home to the electric vehicle company’s largest factory outside China. What will the wave of Chinese investment mean for Brazil’s workers?

February 6, 2025

Interviews

Recycled Liberalism

An interview with Marta Castilho on the EU–Mercosur trade agreement

Since 1999, the European Union (EU) and Mercosur have been negotiating a bi-regional partnership agreement comprising three pillars: trade, cooperation, and political dialogue. A quarter century later, in December 2024, the parties announced the conclusion of negotiations during the Mercosur…

December 13, 2023

Interviews

Milei’s Argentina

An interview with Mercedes D’Alessandro

On December 10, the fortieth anniversary of Argentina’s redemocratization, Javier Milei was sworn in as the country’s new president. Milei—a far-right economist who calls himself an “anarcho-capitalist,” denies the existence of the military dictatorship, and claims to be a fan…