Marcio Pochmann Explained

Marcio Pochmann
Office:President of the IBGE
Term Start:18 August 2023
President:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Alma Mater:UFRGS
UNICAMP
Profession:Economist
Predecessor:Cimar Azeredo Pereira
Minister:Simone Tebet
Office1:President of IPEA
President1:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
Successor1:Marcelo Neri
Predecessor1:Luiz Henrique Proença Soares
Minister1:Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães
Moreira Franco
Term Start1:14 August 2007
Term End1:5 June 2012
Office2:Secretary of Development, Labor and Solidarity for the City of São Paulo
Appointer2:Marta Suplicy
Term Start2:2001
Term End2:2004
Party:PT
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Birth Date:19 April 1962
Birth Place:Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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]

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

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

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.

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

Pochmann began his public career in 2001.

City of São Paulo

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

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.

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.

Perseu Abramo Foundation

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

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

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

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

Party!Office!Coalition!Partner! colspan="2"
PartyVotes%ResultRef.
2012Campinas Mayoral ElectionPTMayor of CampinasCampinas with the Force of BrazilPT, PSD, PTC, and PRPAdriana FlosiPSD147,13028.56%[19]
231,42042.31%
2016Campinas Mayoral ElectionNoneVera LuciaPT74,33415.04%[20]
2018São Paulo State ElectionsFederal DeputyNone53,2610.25%[21]

Publications

Awards

!Year!Award!Category!Book!Ref.
2002Tortoise PrizeEconomy, Administration, Business and LawA Década dos Mitos[22]
2007Non-FictionLatinoamericana[23]
2008Education and HealthCrescimento Econômico e Distribuição de Renda[24]

Works

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

Notes and References

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