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Fabio De Sa e Silva is an Assistant Professor of International Studies and Wick Cary Professor of Brazilian Studies at the University of Oklahoma, as well as an Affiliate Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center for the Legal Profession. His research focuses on the social organization and political impact of law and justice in Brazil, studied comparatively. He co-directs the OU Center for Brazil Studies and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Brazilian Studies Association and a Trustee of the Law and Society Association. De Sa e Silva holds a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Sao Paulo and obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Brasilia. He completed his PhD in Law, Policy, and Society at Northeastern University as a CAPES-Fulbright fellow. His professional experience includes 15 years in policymaking and analysis related to law and justice in Brazil, having served in the Ministry of Justice and consulted for organizations such as UNDP and UNESCO. His research work includes significant publications in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, covering topics such as political grammar in Brazil's anti-corruption initiatives. De Sa e Silva is also involved in organizing the Project on Autocratic Legalism, which aims to examine the role of law in the rising power of autocrats in countries like Brazil, India, and South Africa, and he hosts a podcast series featuring leading scholars in the field.