Professor of International Relations in the Graduate Program in International Relations and the Department of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Associate Director at the International Affairs Office of the Rectorate of the Federal University of Santa Maria (SAI/UFSM). Director of International Cooperation at the Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP). PhD in Political Science from the University of Lisbon (2013), MA in Political Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2009) and BA in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2007). Co-Coordinator of the Study Group on State Capacity, Security and Defense (GECAP/UFSM). Effective Researcher at the Center for International Studies on Government (CEGOV/UFRGS), the Center for Studies on the European Union (UFS), the Study Group on Economic Dynamics, Institutions and Development (DEID/UFSM) and the Research Group on International Contestation and Democratic Controls (UFRGS).