Miguel received his master’s degree and PhD in history from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He is a member of the coordination of the Josué de Castro Institute of Education, a teaching institute for rural popular movements dedicated to training youth and managers of cooperatives. He is the author of several books on social history, agrarian issues, and geopolitics, especially on Latin America and China. He collaborates with several media outlets in Brazil, including Brasil de Fato and TV dos Trabalhadores (TVT).