Rodrigo is an attorney and holds a PhD in political science from the University of Brasília. He researches political thought within the Brazilian military and political system and has published scientific articles, book chapters, opinion articles, interviews, and the book The Republic of National Security (República de Segurança Nacional, 2022). He was a consultant at the United Nations (UNDP), coordinator of the Amnesty Commission of the Ministry of Justice, and field coordinator for the 8th Brazilian Legislative Survey (Getúlio Vargas Foundation – FGV/Oxford). In addition to working as a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, he is currently an advisor for the Amnesty Commission of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, visiting professor of human rights and public policy at University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos Campus São Leopoldo (Unisinos), executive board member of the Brazilian Coalition for Memory, Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Democracy, and a member of the research group Democracy and Society (a project of Demodê – Research Group on Democracy and Inequality at the University of Brasília).