Ana Saggioro Garcia

Ana Saggioro Garcia is a nonresident fellow at the Global South Policy Hub. She is an associate professor of international relations at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and a faculty member of the graduate program in social sciences in development, agriculture, and society (CPDA). She coordinates the Center for Advanced Studies (CEA/UFRRJ) and is a collaborating professor at the Institute of International Relations at PUC-Rio. Garcia is a Young Scientist of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and co-coordinates the CLACSO working group Lex Mercatoria, Corporate Power, and Human Rights. She also leads the research group Political Economy of South-South Relations.

She previously served as director of the BRICS Policy Center (2021–2023) and held leadership roles at the Brazilian Association of International Relations (ABRI). Garcia holds a PhD in international relations from PUC-Rio and an MA in political science from the Free University of Berlin. Her research focuses on international political economy, critical theory, and South-South relations.