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| Fundación Getulio Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fundación Getulio Vargas |
| Native name | Fundação Getulio Vargas |
| Established | 1944 |
| Type | Private non-profit |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo |
| Founder | Getúlio Vargas |
| Affiliations | World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Inter-American Development Bank |
Fundación Getulio Vargas is a Brazilian private higher education and think tank institution founded in 1944 by Getúlio Vargas with campuses in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The institution operates schools and research centers that engage with policy debates involving actors such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and International Monetary Fund. It is associated with prominent figures including Joaquim Nabuco, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Cardoso administration, and networks linked to Harvard University, University of Oxford, and London School of Economics.
Founded in 1944 during the Estado Novo (Brazil), the organization was created under the aegis of Getúlio Vargas with initial missions inspired by institutions like Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Institute for Advanced Study. Early collaborations involved officials from Ministry of Finance (Brazil), Central Bank of Brazil, and advisors influenced by Keynesian economics, Schumpeter, and the intellectual currents of Latin America. Over decades it expanded amid political moments such as the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, the Redemocratization of Brazil, the Plano Cruzado, and the Real Plan, hosting debates with personalities like Juscelino Kubitschek, Getúlio Vargas Filho, Itamar Franco, and Fernando Collor de Mello.
The institution is structured into schools and research centers overseen by a board composed of figures linked to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Ministry of Education (Brazil), and private sector actors including executives from Petrobras, Vale S.A., Itaú Unibanco, Banco do Brasil, and BNDES. Governance features ties to regulatory frameworks shaped by Constitution of Brazil, interactions with Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), and partnerships with multinational entities such as Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Deloitte. Senior leadership has included presidents and directors with careers intersecting United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, and national cabinets like those of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Michel Temer.
Academic units include schools modeled on programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and INSEAD, offering degrees in public administration, law, economics, and business administration with accreditation comparable to curricula at University of São Paulo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Columbia University. Research centers focus on public policy, social welfare, regulatory studies, and international relations, engaging topics related to Mercosur, World Trade Organization, BRICS, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Goals. Centers collaborate with think tanks such as Atlantic Council, Chatham House, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and universities including University of Cambridge and Yale University.
The institution publishes journals and policy briefs that enter debates involving Constitutional Amendment proposals (Brazil), Fiscal Responsibility Law (Brazil), and analyses cited by the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil and ministries like Ministry of Economy (Brazil). Its periodicals have been compared to outputs from The Economist Intelligence Unit, Foreign Affairs, and Policy Exchange, and its data series are used by entities such as International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and OECD. Notable reports informed discussions around Privatization in Brazil, Pension reform in Brazil, and trade negotiations with blocs like European Union and Mercosur.
Funding streams combine tuition revenue, research grants from Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, contracts with World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, and corporate sponsorship from firms like Petrobras, Vale S.A., AmBev, Itaú Unibanco, and multinational consultancies. Partnerships include memoranda with Harvard University, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, Universidade de São Paulo, and cooperation agreements with agencies such as UNICEF and World Health Organization.
Alumni and faculty have included presidents, ministers, judges, and executives such as Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Aécio Neves, Joaquim Levy, Henrique Meirelles, Ciro Gomes, Eduardo Paes, Sergio Moro, Gilmar Mendes, Nelson Jobim, Roberto Campos, Celso Lafer, Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez, Marta Suplicy, Michel Temer, Joaquim Barbosa, Rosa Weber, Carlos Lacerda, and academics linked to Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The institution has faced scrutiny over alleged conflicts of interest tied to funding from Petrobras and private corporations during investigations like Operation Car Wash, critiques from journalists associated with O Globo and Folha de S.Paulo, and debates in the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) and Federal Senate (Brazil). Critics have also compared its role to controversies seen at Brookings Institution and Chatham House regarding funding transparency, prompting reviews involving auditors such as Ernst & Young and legal inquiries referencing provisions of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Category:Think tanks in Brazil Category:Universities in Brazil