Energy, Development and Sovereignty

In Energy, Development, and Sovereignty: An Economic History of Brazil for Gringos, Marcos Eduardo Melo dos Santos abandons the shallow political debate to expose the true gears of power. Analyzing Brazilian economic history from 1995 to 2022, the author reveals that energy is, and always has been, the central battlefield of our sovereignty. The work details the clash between the ideals of a national project—which built pillars such as Petrobras, Eletrobras, and BNDES—and the imposition of neoliberal policies and foreign interests that sacrificed our manufacturing industry in the name of financial rent-seeking. More than a diagnosis of our contradictions, this book is a pragmatic roadmap for the future. Discover how Brazil can use oil profits and its leadership in renewable energy to finance a true 'green reindustrialization,' breaking the chains of peripheral dependency and transforming natural abundance into prosperity and real power.