João Telés­fo­ro holds a PhD in Eco­no­mic and Finan­ci­al Law from the Uni­ver­sity of São Pau­lo (USP), with a doc­to­ral rese­ar­ch peri­od at the Depart­ment of Inter­na­ti­o­nal Deve­lop­ment, King’s Col­le­ge Lon­don. His rese­ar­ch inte­rests focus on law and poli­ti­cal eco­nomy, eco­no­mic deve­lop­ment, and the environment.