Team

Daniela Vieira Secches is the coordinator and one of the founders of the Russia-Latin America Observatory (Ruslat). She holds a PhD in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). She obtained her master’s degree in Political Science from Masaryk University, Czech Republic, and holds undergraduate degrees in IR from PUC Minas and in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). She is an Adjunct Professor II in the Department of International Relations at PUC Minas, and a permanent professor in the Postgraduate Program in IR at PUC Minas. She is a researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology Observatory of Military Capabilities and Defense Policies, and a member of the Research Group on Middle Powers (GGPM). She serves as a fiscal advisor for the Brazilian Association of International Relations (ABRI, 2025-2027). Her areas of interest include Eastern European states, Latin America, and discussions on theory and method in IR. Your Lattes Curriculum can be found at: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3972163625085544

Guilherme Casarões is one of the founders of the Russia-Latin America Observatory (Ruslat). He holds a doctorate and master’s degree in Political Science from the University of São Paulo, a master’s degree in International Relations from the State University of Campinas (San Tiago Dantas Program), a specialization in History and Political Cultures from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. He is an associate professor of Brazilian Studies at Florida International University. He was a Visiting Professor at Brown University (2024), a Visiting Fellow at Tel Aviv University (2011) and Brandeis University (2015), and a Visiting Associate at the University of Michigan (2019-2020). He is the coordinator of the Observatory of the Far-Right (OED). He has published research and articles in the areas of Brazilian Foreign Policy, the Far-Right and Religious Nationalism, Brazil-Middle East Relations, and International Relations Theory. His Lattes Curriculum can be found at: https://lattes.cnpq.br/2131603043096264.

Ana Clara Oliveira Padilha is an undergraduate student in International Relations at the Pontifical
Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). She works as a volunteer researcher at the Russia
Latin America Observatory (Ruslat) scientific initiation program. She participated in the MINIONU
extension project in its 25th and 26th editions, working as a volunteer and later as an assistant
director. Her Lattes Curriculum can be found at: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9218820593017366.

Antônia Valtudes Generoso is an undergraduate student in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University and in Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She is a research fellow in the Russia-Latin America Observatory (Ruslat) scientific initiation program. Her areas of interest are: International Law, International Politics, International Security, and International Regimes. Her Lattes Curriculum can be found at: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2281500658520617.