I have a PhD in Political Science from ICS-ULisboa, with a thesis on coalition governance in presidential systems in Latin America, Africa and Asia. My PhD research was funded by a stipend from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

I study how to make governance work in the challenging institutional environment of multiparty presidentialism, which combines powerful, directly elected presidents with fragmented legislatures. More specifically, I look at the institutional mechanisms that coalition parties use to keep tabs on one another. I also pursue a secondary line of research revolving around Brazilian politics, with a focus on political discourse, corruption and Brazilian foreign policy.