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Marcio Pochmann

Marcio Pochmann (born April 19, 1962) is a Brazilian economist, academic, and politician who has served as President of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), a research institute of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, since August 2023.[1]

Marcio Pochmann
Pochmann in February 2024
President of the IBGE
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 August 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
MinisterSimone Tebet
Preceded byCimar Azeredo Pereira
President of IPEA
In office
14 August 2007 – 5 June 2012
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
MinisterRoberto Mangabeira Unger
Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães
Moreira Franco
Preceded byLuiz Henrique Proença Soares
Succeeded byMarcelo Neri
Secretary of Development, Labor and Solidarity for the City of São Paulo
In office
2001–2004
Appointed byMarta Suplicy
Personal details
Born (1962-04-19) April 19, 1962 (age 62)
Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPT
Academic work
Main interestsSocial exclusion
Geography of finance
Alma materUFRGS
UNICAMP
ProfessionEconomist

Pochmann, a former professor at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), previously served as President of the Institute of Applied Economic Research from 2007 to 2012, during the first presidency of Lula da Silva and the presidency of Dilma Rousseff.[2] He also served as the Secretary of Development, Labor, and Solidarity for the City of São Paulo during the mayorship of Marta Suplicy.[3]

A member of the Workers' Party, Pochmann unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Campinas in 2012 and 2016, both times losing to Jonas Donizette. Pochmann also ran for Federal Deputy for São Paulo in 2018 but was not elected.[4]

Life and career

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Pochmann was born in Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, in 1962,[5]  to Clyde Pochmann and Lilian Pochmann.  He is married to Daisy, with whom he has two children.[6]

Education

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In 1984, he graduated in Economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).  From 1985 to 1988, he studied postgraduate studies in Political Science at the Central University of the Federal District, in Brasília , Federal District.[4]

In 1993, Pochmann completed a doctorate in Economic Sciences at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp),  defending the dissertation entitled Labor and Income Guarantee Policies in Changing Capitalism.[7]

Public career

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Pochmann began his public career in 2001.

City of São Paulo

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In 2001, Pochmann was appointed municipal secretary of Development, Labor and Solidarity for the city of São Paulo by mayor Marta Suplicy In this role, he was responsible for managing social inclusion and job creation programs.[8]

Institute for Applied Economic Research

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Pochmann as president of IPEA in 2010.

In 2007, Pochmann assumed the presidency of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), after receiving an invitation from Minister Mangabeira Unger.  At the time, Ipea had 500 workers. Pochmann's selection for the position was considered a strengthening of the developmental wing of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's government.[8]

Pochmann's management at the institute was heavily questioned due to controversies related to rigging and allegations of political persecution. He was accused of using a research body for political purposes and framing studies to pursue heterodox economics.[9]

Pochmann resigned the position to run for Mayor of Campinas in 2012.[4]

Perseu Abramo Foundation

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The logo of the Perseu Abramo Foundation, which Pochmann chaired from 2012 to 2020.

In 2012, the National Directory of the Workers' Party appointed Pochmann as president of the Perseu Abramo Foundation, the party's think tank.[10] He served in this position while concurrently running for Mayor of Campinas in 2016 and Federal Deputy in 2018.[11]

Pochmann held the role until 2020 when he was replaced by former senator Aloizio Mercadante.[12]

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

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In July 2023, he was appointed to preside over the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Controversy over appointment

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According to some journalists, the choice of Pochmann caused discomfort among the team at the Ministry of Planning and Budget, who had perfered a technocratic rather than political appointement, like that of Luciana Servo at IPEA.[13][14]

Controversies emerged between Tebet and Lula over the nomination, as Tebet was not consulted. Tebet said in a statement that "Minister Pimenta, not knowing that in the meeting we had with the president we had not mentioned the name, announced it preliminarily. And it has already been placed. The name will be made official at the right time, after the conversation we will have next week with President Lula . We will accept any name that comes."[15]

The Buenos Aires Times reported that Pochmann's leftist economic views are considered "too extreme even by members of Lula's economic team, who worry about damage to IBGE's credibility...after Pochmann's years at IPEA, [which] were controversial and caused several economists who did not agree with him to leave the organisation."[16]

Tenure

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In August 2023, with a ceremony at the ministry's headquarters in Brasília, he assumed the presidency of IBGE.[17]

In November, Pochmann said in a lecture to employees that he intended to change the research dissemination model, not going through press conferences by the mainstream media.[18]

Elections

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Year Election Party Office Coalition Partner Party Votes % Result Ref.
2012 Campinas Mayoral Election PT Mayor of Campinas Campinas with the Force of Brazil

PT, PSD, PTC, and PRP

Adriana Flosi PSD 147,130 28.56% Second Round [19]
231,420 42.31% Lost
2016 Campinas Mayoral Election None Vera Lucia PT 74,334 15.04% Lost [20]
2018 São Paulo State Elections Federal Deputy None 53,261 0.25% Lost [21]

Publications

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Awards

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Year Award Category Book Ref.
2002 Tortoise Prize Economy, Administration, Business and Law A Década dos Mitos [22]
2007 Non-Fiction Latinoamericana[a] [23]
2008 Education and Health Crescimento Econômico e Distribuição de Renda[b] [24]

Works

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Having published over 50 books,[25] Boitempo Editorial noted these works:

  • O emprego na globalização (2001)
  • O emprego no desenvolvimento da nação (2008)
  • Margem Esquerda n°15 (2010)
  • Nova classe média? O trabalho na base da pirâmide social brasileira (2012)
  • Margem Esquerda 23: Dossiê: Brasil, que desenvolvimento? (2014)
  • O mito da grande classe média (2014)
  • Margem Esquerda 29 (2017)

Notes

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  1. ^ With 120 contributors.
  2. ^ Led by Jacques Marcovitch, Hermínia Maricato, Guilherme Ary Plonski, Márcia Faria Westphal and Pochmann contributed among others.

References

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  1. ^ "Márcio Pochmann toma posse como presidente do IBGE". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ FAPESP. "Agência FAPESP". Agência Fapesp (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ G1, Do; Oline, com informações do Valor (2012-06-04). "Marcio Pochmann deixa a presidência do Ipea". Economia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c Região, Do G1 Campinas e (2016-07-30). "PT confirma candidatura de Marcio Pochmann à Prefeitura de Campinas". Eleições 2016 em Campinas e Região (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ TSE. "MARCIO POCHMANN". Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais.
  6. ^ Região, Do G1 Campinas e (2012-10-28). "Marcio Pochmann veste as cores do partido na hora do voto em Campinas". Campinas e Região (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Online, I. H. U. ""Há uma transformação no mundo do trabalho, que veio para ficar"". www.ihuonline.unisinos.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ^ a b "Folha de S.Paulo - Pochmann aceita convite de Mangabeira para o Ipea - 11/08/2007". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  9. ^ "Economista do PT, Marcio Pochmann já criticou o Pix, dirigiu o Ipea e tentou ser prefeito". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. ^ admin (2012-12-11). "Márcio Pochmann é o novo presidente da Fundação Perseu Abramo". Democracia Socialista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  11. ^ Marinho, Pedro (2016-09-10). "Think tank do PT - Dilma é convidada para presidir Fundação Perseu Abramo". Sinpfetro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  12. ^ "Conselho Curador da FPA aprova nova diretoria - Fundação Perseu Abramo". fpabramo.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  13. ^ "Clima no Planejamento é de 'derrota profunda' após anúncio de Pochmann para o IBGE". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  14. ^ "Com presença de Lula, Pochmann assume IBGE e prega 'recuperação' do órgão após 'vendaval tóxico dos anos recentes'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  15. ^ "'Acataremos qualquer nome que venha', diz Tebet sobre troca no IBGE". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  16. ^ "Lula to tap ally to run Brazil statistics agency, raising concerns of its future | Buenos Aires Times". batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  17. ^ Hessel', 'Rosana (2023-07-26). "Lula escolhe Marcio Pochmann para presidente do IBGE". Economia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  18. ^ "Presidente do IBGE causa apreensão ao dizer que pretende mudar divulgação de estatísticas". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  19. ^ "Apuração das Eleições 2012 em Campinas | Campinas e Região | G1". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  20. ^ "UOL Eleições 2016 Campinas/SP: Apuração de votos, resultado, prefeito e vereadores eleitos". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  21. ^ "Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 SP". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  22. ^ "Folha Online - Bienal do Livro - Prêmio Jabuti 2002". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  23. ^ alantygel (2007-11-05). "Enciclopédia sobre a história da América Latina ganha Prêmio Jabuti". MST (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  24. ^ "Valorização da pesquisa e da reflexão". www.usp.br. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  25. ^ "Marcio Pochmann — Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade de São Paulo". www.iea.usp.br. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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