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- Law
![Reforms in Brazilian criminal laws are discussed at seminar]( "Reforms in Brazilian criminal laws are discussed at seminar")
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) held the seminar “Reformas legislativas em matéria penal” (“Legislative Reforms in Criminal Matters”), on March 20. The event brought together experts to discuss proposals for changes in the Brazilian criminal legislation, in particular those provided in the so-...
- Economics
![Impact of the technological revolution in agriculture is a topic of debate at FGV]( "Impact of the technological revolution in agriculture is a topic of debate at FGV")
The new technological revolution that is changing the business landscape also promises to transform agriculture. Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and other disruptive technologies have reached the field with the promise of delivering greater productivity and predictability.
With an eye on this innovation, FGV's Sao Paulo...
- Law
![Event discusses perspectives for combating corruption in Brazil]( "Event discusses perspectives for combating corruption in Brazil")
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) will be promoting on April 8 the Perspectivas do Combate à Corrupção no Brasil (“Perspectives on Combating Corruption in Brazil”). The event, which integrates the course LL.M in Law: Compliance and marks the launch of the institution’s new lato sensu...
- Economics
![IPC-S changes by 0.65% in the last week of March]( "IPC-S changes by 0.65% in the last week of March")
The Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) for March 31, 2019, increased by 0.65%. The result is 0.04 percentage points (p.p.) above the rate reported in the last disclosure. With this result, the indicator reached a cumulative increase of 1.57% in the year and 4.88% in the last 12 months.
In this calculation, five of the...
- International Relations
![U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs participates in debate at FGV]( "U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs participates in debate at FGV")
On February 28, FGV’s School of International Relations (RI) welcomed the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kimberly Breier. She was received by the Dean of FGV in Sao Paulo, Professor Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Professor Salem Nasser, from FGV’s Sao...
- International Relations
![FGV completes program for training ministers of the Paraguayan government]( "FGV completes program for training ministers of the Paraguayan government")
FGV’s International Affairs Division (DINT) completed in February a training developed for ministers, vice ministers and senior executives of the Paraguayan government. The closing ceremony of the International Diploma in Public Management for Senior Executives took place at Palacio de los López, the seat of the presidency of...
- Public Policy
![Positive impact of social networks is a topic addressed in event supported by Facebook]( "Positive impact of social networks is a topic addressed in event supported by Facebook")
Marco Aurelio Ruediger, Director of FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP), chaired a panel at the event “Social Media and Latin American Democracy Agenda”. The meeting, which took place in Sao Paulo on March 19, was promoted by the Kofi Annan Foundation and Social Science...
- Administration
![Experts discuss challenges and perspectives for Brazil in Sao Paulo]( "Experts discuss challenges and perspectives for Brazil in Sao Paulo")
The OneMBA program, from FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP), will be welcoming on April 10 the former Defense Minister, Raul Jungmann, at the event “Desafios e Perspectivas para o Brasil” ("Challenges and Prospects for Brazil"). The former minister will speak on the issue of ...
- International Relations
![Transformations in the process of globalization discussed in meeting]( "Transformations in the process of globalization discussed in meeting")
The Center for Studies in Global Trade and Investment (CCGI) of FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Economics (EESP) and Cebri – Brazilian Center for International Relations, are organizing the event “The Future of Globalization” on April 1, at 9:00 a.m., in Sao Paulo.
The meeting will be attended by Richard Baldwin...
- Economics
![IGP-M rises by 1.26% in March]( "IGP-M rises by 1.26% in March")
The General Market Price Index – Market (IGP-M), developed by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), increased by 1.26% in March, a percentage higher than that recorded in February, when it varied by 0.88%. With this result, the cumulative IGP-M increased by 2.16% during the year and 8.27% in the last 12 months. In...
- Administration
![Student develops app and represents Brazil at Stanford University, in the United States]( "Student develops app and represents Brazil at Stanford University, in the United States")
A student of the Technological Course in Financial Management of FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE), Evelyn Mendes developed the Match4Action app, a system that connects volunteers to social actions that need support around the world. With the application, she represented...
- Economics
![100 days of the new administration on the agenda: event discusses Social Security reform and liberal agenda]( "100 days of the new administration on the agenda: event discusses Social Security reform and liberal agenda")
The Social Security reform, the liberal agenda and articulation with Congress are some of the topics under discussion at the start of the new government. Many actions have been announced in these 100 days of the Bolsonaro administration – measures and projects whose content and impacts for the...
- Social Sciences
![Poet and feminist has personal archive open for public consultation]( "Poet and feminist has personal archive open for public consultation")
In the women’s month, FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) will be opening the personal archive of Anna Amélia de Queiroz Carneiro de Mendonça, poet, translator and feminist for public consultation. Approximately 5,000 textual documents will be available for research. A vast archive for those interested in the rights of the...
- Economics
![New economic order: FGV event brings economist Glen Weyl to Brazil]( "New economic order: FGV event brings economist Glen Weyl to Brazil")
New market organization, aiming to establish a more just society. This is the proposal of the book “Radical Markets – Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society”. Political economist Glen Weyl is coming to Brazil at the invitation of FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) and Brazilian School...
- Economics
![IPC-S inflation advances in the third week of March]( "IPC-S inflation advances in the third week of March")
The Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) of March 22, prepared by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), rose by 0.61%, 0.04 percentage points (p.p.) higher than the rate recorded in the last disclosure. In this calculation, five of the eight component expenditure classes of the index reported an increase in their...
- Public Policy
![FGV attends international forum on the use of artificial intelligence in public policy]( "FGV attends international forum on the use of artificial intelligence in public policy")
In early March, 15 leading U.S. think tanks gathered in Palo Alto, California, to prepare recommendations to the U.S. and Canadian governments on the application of artificial intelligence techniques in public policy. The meeting focused on topics related to defense, international relations, and education....
- Economics
![Mercosur is a topic of debate in Sao Paulo]( "Mercosur is a topic of debate in Sao Paulo")
In March 2019, Mercosur will be celebrating its 28th anniversary, a good opportunity to take stock of what has been accomplished and discuss the directions to be established for the bloc in the coming years.
In this context, the Center for Studies on International Trade and Investment (CCGI) of FGV’s Sao Paulo...
- Social Sciences
![International meeting discusses development and practice of women’s football]( "International meeting discusses development and practice of women’s football")
FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC), through its Laboratory for Sports Studies (LESP), held on April 11 and 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the seminar “Women’s Football in South America: 3rd International Meeting.” The event will be held in auditorium 1013 of the FGV Headquarters (Praia de Botafogo, 190,...
- Public Policy
![FGV DAPP debates challenges of social network analysis for elections in European Union initiative]( "FGV DAPP debates challenges of social network analysis for elections in European Union initiative")
On February 21 and 22, FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) attended an event in Brussels, promoted by the Supporting Democracy project, with the aim of discussing and contributing to the development of a methodology for monitoring social networks in elections by civic groups. The program is funded by the ...
- Law
![Book on justice in the contemporary world launched in Rio]( "Book on justice in the contemporary world launched in Rio")
With an outlook on the critique of the theory of great philosophers on topics such as the Brazilian political, economic and social conjuncture, FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (DIREITO RIO), in partnership with Juruá Editora, is launching the work “Justiça na contemporaneidade – como os clássicos nos ensinam a entender...
