Four elementary schools in Bismarck will have new principals for the 2022-23 school year, according to Bismarck Public Schools.
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LEWISBURG — Bucknell University has hired Brad Putman as Dean Richard E. Garman of the College of Engineering following a nationwide search.
Putman will start at Bucknell on July 1.
Putman has served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences since 2016. Putman has served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at Clemson since 2005.
Putman earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in civil engineering at Clemson. Putman was first named acting associate dean for undergraduate studies at the college in November 2016, becoming permanent associate dean in August 2017.
Putman “led the development of a strategic plan for undergraduate education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Science; the establishment of a new recruitment grant for engineering students; deployment of a college-wide survey to assess the motivation, identity and sense of belonging of engineering students; and creating interdisciplinary opportunities for engineering and computer science students,” according to a statement from Bucknell.
Putman is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Engineering Education, and Chi Epsilon. He succeeds Pat Mather, who left last August to become dean of Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. Professor Erin Jablonski, chemical engineering, has served as acting dean of the college since Mather’s departure.
]]>In the late 1950s, Ms. Moore moved to Evanston, Illinois to attend Northwestern University. She studied business with a minor in Russian studies.
While at Northwestern, Ms. Moore met Nancy Voigt Wedemeyer; they married in 1963. Soon after, they moved to Medford, Massachusetts, where Ms. Moore earned a master’s degree and doctorate in law and diplomacy from Tufts University.
While earning her doctorate, she worked intermittently at Rockwell International in Detroit, taught at a Brazilian business school, and worked at General Motors in São Paulo, Brazil. Her first child, Jonica, was born in Brazil.
After completing his Ph.D. in 1969, she spent a semester teaching at Arizona State University before accepting a professorship of business at the University of Texas at Austin. While working there, Mrs. Moore and his wife divorced, and Mrs. Wedemeyer decided to stay in Texas with their daughter.
Ms. Moore returned to the Northeast in 1974, accepting a position as a business professor at New York University.
She married Sara Lee Zug in 1978. They had a daughter, Amanda, that year and a son, Colin, in 1983.
Ms. Moore began teaching at Hofstra University, Long Island, in 1979. She was Associate Dean of Hofstra School of Business from 1982 to 1985 and Director of Hofstra University’s Institute of Business Research. until 1991. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 1986 and 1987. Fluent in six languages, she also spent semesters teaching in Russia and the Netherlands. She continued to teach at Hofstra until 2011.
Ms Moore and Ms Zug separated in the early 1990s and later divorced. In 1992, Ms. Moore began attending a transgender support group in Lower Manhattan; soon after, she walked out to her family and returned to her class as Rusty Mae.
]]>The UNM Spring Teaching Conference will be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, March 3 and 4. The keynote speaker will be Laura I. Rendón, professor emeritus at the University of Texas at San Antonio, who will address the promotion of one-generation education, low-income students. His presentation will address topics related to promoting student success, especially for low-income, first-generation students. Rendón will focus his presentation on understanding the challenges faced by students as they transition to college; centering the importance of humanizing education and validating students; and recognizing and building on students’ strengths and their own ways of succeeding in college.
Participants must Register online.
Event calendar
Thursday March 3
9:45 a.m. – Welcome by UNM Associate Provost Bill Stanley and introduction by Dr. Laura I. Rendón
10 a.m.—Keynote address with Dr. Laura I. Rendón: Foster equitable and just education for low-income first-generation students
11:00 a.m.—Session 1: Panel of Instructors: Increasing (post-)pandemic class membership
Noon—Session 2: Student Panel—Listening to Our Students: What Kind of Teaching Matters to Them
1:00 p.m.—Workshop: Dr. Laura I. Rendón—Reimagining teaching and learning: employing pedagogies of justice, equity and healing
2:30 p.m.—Session 3: Graduate Student Panel—Strengthening the pedagogies of graduates: challenges, collaborations and care
3:30 p.m. Recap: A Lively Conversation
Rendón will lead the workshop Reimagining teaching and learning: employing pedagogies of justice, equity and healing at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 3.
What type of teaching and learning context is best suited to deeply engage the whole student and to link pedagogy to justice, equity and healing? Rendón will review the contemporary pedagogies needed to foster equity, justice, inclusion, and well-being. She will discuss in particular Feeling(Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy as a culturally validating deep learning experience that addresses the rhythmic balance between the development of intellectual, social, emotional and inner life skills. Rendón will feature videos of teachers using contemplative tools (i.e. arts-based projects, guided images, audio stories, music, and time-outs) as they engage in a pedagogy of detection/reflection.
Friday March 4
9:00 a.m.—Welcome address by Dr. Aeron Haynie, UNM Center for Teaching & Learning
9:30 a.m.—Session 1: Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls—Black feminism is the sight
10:45 a.m.—Session 2: Riva Lehrer—The body behind glass
Noon—Lunchtime Discussion: Graduate attendees can join presenters for lunch and Q&A
1 p.m.—Session 3: Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal—Feminist pedagogies and teaching in Nepantla
2:30 p.m.—Final discussion: Faculty participants can join one of three breakout rooms to chat with specific presenters
3:30 p.m. — Closing remarks by Dr. Garnett Stokes, President, UNM
The theme for Friday March 4 is Teach Like a Feminist: Digitally Enhanced Intersectional Pedagogies.
The first speaker at 9:30 a.m. is Shanté Paradigm Smalls, (They/Them), Associate Professor of Black Studies, Department of English and Faculty of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, St. John’s University. Black feminism is the sight will be moderated by Dr. Shelle Sanchez.
Riva Lehrer, artist, writer and activist; faculty member, The School of the Art, Institute of Chicago; and Instructor, Medical Humanities, Northwestern University School of Medicine, will present The body behind the glass at 10:45 a.m., hosted by Dr. Marissa Greenberg.
Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal will present Feminist Pedagogies and Teaching at Nepantla during the 13 hour session moderated by Michelle Mendez. Delgado Bernal is a professor of chicanx studies and associate dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at California State University in Los Angeles.
Participants can Register online.
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MSU BILLING NEWS— Montana State University Billings held its annual convention Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony Thursday, February 24. The annual event highlights the excellence of MSUB faculty members in their teaching, community outreach, research, and scholarship.
This year, 17 faculty members received honors for their exemplary efforts.
ASMSUB Outstanding Faculty recipients include John Roberts, Associate Professor of Music; Rodrigo Lobo, Ph.D., assistant professor of business administration; Matt Queen, Ph.D., professor of biological and physical sciences; Lance Mouser, professor of general education at City College.
The Montana Center for Inclusive Education Award for Support of Students with Disabilities was presented to Sarah Friedman, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological and physical sciences, and Charity Dewing, adjunct teacher of English, philosophy, and modern languages.
Melissa Boehm, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication, received the Dr. Tasneem Khaleel Award for Mentoring Young Professional Women.
The Promoting International Student Success award was presented to Ms. Erica Shea, general education teacher at City College. Ms. Cindy Millard, a City College business, construction and energy technology instructor, received the part-time faculty award, while her City College colleague, Heather Thompson-Bahm, Ph.D. , an instructor in business, construction, and energy technology, received the City College Leadership Award. Ms. Lynette Schwalbe, assistant professor of educational theory and practice, received the award of excellence for non-tenured professors.
Three recipients, Emily Arendt, Ph.D., associate professor of history; Tien Chih, assistant professor of mathematics; and Melanie Reaves, Ph.D., associate professor of educational theory and practice, received the Faculty Achievement Award.
The Winston and Helen Cox Fellowship Award was presented to Scott Jeppesen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Music, and Keara Rhoades, Assistant Professor of Art, for their significant impacts in their fields of study.
Twenty-four faculty members were recognized for their years of service and five were recognized for achieving tenure at the MSUB.
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Tammy Griffin joined Architecture Liollio as an administrative assistant. She has 19 years of experience as a paralegal.
Banking
Blake Dressler was promoted to president of the Charleston market at First trusted bank. Previously, he was senior vice president and senior commercial lender. He has over 13 years of experience in the banking sector. He holds a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina.
Consultant
misty antonacci was promoted to consultant at Knowledge Capital Group. Previously, she was a project coordinator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in women’s and gender studies from the University Charleston College.
Education
Stacy Gregg joined South Carolina State University as Purchasing Manager. She has approximately 26 years of experience in public procurement. Previously, she was responsible for purchasing at University of South Carolina. She holds a bachelor’s degree in management and English from the University of South Carolina.
Territory Development
William O’Neal was promoted to vice president of SeamonWhiteside. He is based out of the Mount Pleasant office. He is a civil engineering team leader and has been with the company for 16 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University
Law
Philippe Mullinnix was named partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. He is based in the Charleston office and focuses his practice on health care. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and government from Furman Universitya master’s degree in history Clemson University and a law degree University of South Carolina School of Law.
Non-profit
Robin Harget joined the Urban Land Instituteof the South Carolina District Council as Executive Director. She has over 20 years of experience in the residential development industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in visual media from The American University.
Pharmaceutical
Tobin Cowart joined Alcami Corp.. as Senior Director of Technical Services. He is based in North Charleston. Previously, he was Director of Technical Services at Exela Pharma Services LLC. He has over 28 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
Immovable
Bryan Jenerette joined Agent-owned real estate as an agent based at the North Main Street office in Summerville. He holds an associate degree in wildlife and forestry from Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
Jennifer Coalson, Lakisha Kershaw and Sandra Caceres Miller we’re joining Caroline One Real Estate as sellers. They are based at the Trolley Road office in Summerville.
]]>NEW HAVEN, CT — New Haven Spanish teacher Trudy Anderson has been named Teacher of the Year by the Northeastern Conference on Foreign Language Education, and in November she will enter a national competition.
Anderson has taught in New Haven public schools for 30 years. Currently, she teaches sixth through eighth grade at Nathan Hale School — where she has spent most of her career, the school district said in a news release.
She represented the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers in the Northeast competition, and in November she will represent Northeast in the National Language Teacher of the Year competition.
New Haven Public Schools officials said Anderson is known for creating small-group stations that facilitate independent learning, and they said she teaches her students to be curious about people and cultures outside. of theirs.
In a statement, Anderson said her students’ lives had become “much more multicultural”.
“Like, they play video games with kids all over the world, and they think that’s a normal thing,” Anderson said. “One day after we had just learned how to give directions in Spanish, a student came in and told me that he had played Fortnite and that a kid somewhere else in the world had yelled at him in Spanish ‘Go Left! Go left!’ He was like, ‘I knew what he was talking about!'”
“I said, ‘At least I taught you something that you used in your real life! ‘” Anderson said.
Anderson is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and holds graduate degrees from the University of Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut State University.
Department supervisor Jessica Haxhi called her an “indispensable member” of the New Haven Public Schools World Language Department.
“Trudy is a role model teacher, engaging students in exciting lessons that build their real-world skills,” Haxhi said. “She graciously shares her time and expertise with her colleagues through mentoring, presenting and creating resources.”
When people joke about getting old, it’s quite common to hear the age-old phrase, “You’re only as old as you feel.” Well, if you feel like you’re getting older, either mentally or physically, it’s time to start taking action. It’s always a good idea to take a walk every day and make sure you’re feeding your body with nutritious food. Reading and all kinds of mental exercises are also beneficial habits to adopt. But we suggest getting active with something that will empower your body, mind, and soul a healthy workout. According to science, there’s a type of cardio that sharpens your brain fast, and we’ve got the scoop.
Get excited, because this type of workout will help you look and feel younger while having fun. Recent research reveals physical activity/a type of cardio that sharpens the brain and promotes an overall healthier life. Read on to find out what it is, and then check out The 6 Best Exercises for Strong, Toned Arms in 2022, Trainer Says.
Whether you fancy salsa, tango, or listening to the best 70s tunes and disco at your leisure, you can help sharpen your brain and maybe learn some new moves on the dance floor. And that’s not all: you’ll be the envy of all your friends when you show them your sophisticated footwork!
This recent research found that dancing improves the general well-being of older adults with respect to their aging process, and the benefits are substantial. According to research done by the Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases and published in the National Library of Medicine, dancing stimulates your brain and improves intellectual peripheries more than other types of exercise or none. doing none. You can benefit from it physically, even after a short dance session. Positive developments noted in research significantly improve physiological, motor and cognitive abilities.
Related: The Best Cardio Exercises to Burn Fat Fast, Without Equipment
According to an article published via Harvard Medical School, synchronizing movement with music, i.e. dancing, establishes a “double play of pleasure”. Dancing activates the motor and sensory circuits of the brain, and music excites the reward centers of your brain.
Previous research done by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and published in the New England Journal of Medicine discovered that dancing can improve your brain condition. Scientists observed the relationship between recreational activities and dementia in participants over the age of 75. They searched for a total of 11 activities, including swimming, tennis, cycling, bowling, walking and golf. One of the observed activities resulted in a decreased risk of developing dementia in the individuals studied. Can you guess what it is? Dancing!
Social Dancing at Stanford took this study one step further by addressing the question “why can the type of dancing lead to an increase in mental intelligence?” They examined the group of participants studied (people aged over 75). They concluded that the main form of dance these older people likely practiced in retirement was “free social dancing” – something they did when they were younger. Examples of “freestyle social dancing” include the basic waltz, swing, and foxtrot.
Yet another previous study documented by scientists at Minot State University in North Dakota found that Zumba can be a mood booster and improves the brain’s ability to make decisions, in addition visual recognition.
Still, dancing in general is a great form of cardio, and cardio can improve your brain health (in addition to decreasing inflammation, reducing stress, and improving blood flow to your brain). So if you’re feeling inspired to put on your dancing shoes, turn on the music, and fuel your body with some fun fitness, we can’t say we blame you!
For more on Mind + Body, check out The Best Outdoor Cardio Exercises to Get Toned Fast, According to the Trainer and Get Killer Abs Fast with These 3 Effective Exercises, According to the Trainer.
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The study, “Dissociable Oscillatory Theta Signatures from Memory Formation in the Developing Brain,” was published in the February 15 issue of Current biology.
According to the researchers, it has long been suspected that interactions between the medial temporal lobe (MTL) and the prefrontal cortex (PFC), two regions of the brain that play a key role in supporting memory formation, are responsible for the robust increase in memory. abilities between childhood and adulthood. To understand the nature of these interactions, they examined rare electrocorticographic (ECoG) data recorded simultaneously from MTLs and PFCs in child and adult neurosurgical patients who were attempting to memorize scene images. With these unique data, the researchers examined how MTL-PFC interactions support memory development.
“We started by identifying two distinct brain signals – oscillations that can be thought of as fluctuations in coordinated electrical brain activity, both in theta frequency, a slower theta (~3 Hz) and a higher fast (~7 Hz) – that underlie memory formation in MTL. We then continued to isolate the unique effects that these fast and slow theta oscillations play in MTL-PFC interactions,” said Noa Ofen, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a faculty member of the Institute of Gerontology, the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and the Translational Neuroscience Program at Wayne State. both oscillations emphasized MTL-PFC interactions, but in unique and complementary ways, and we were excited to also find that these distinct signatures of interactions between memory regions dictai ent if a memory was successfully formed.”
The team then asked whether these signatures of MTL-PFC interactions directly explained better memory in older people compared to younger people, and indeed they found that MTL-PFC interactions immediately preceding the onset of the stage differentiate high-performing adolescents from low-performing adolescents and children, showing direct relationships with memory development.
Another finding from the study is that there appear to be age differences in fast and slow theta oscillations – the slow theta frequency slows down with age and the fast rate quickens. This is a critical new finding that has potentially broad implications for understanding brain development and understanding age-related differences in recognition performance.
Curious about the underlying anatomical infrastructure that gives rise to the interactions that support memory, the team paired their findings with diffusion-weighted MRI data from a subset of subjects. They found that the neurophysiological signatures of memory development were linked to the structural maturation of a specific white matter tract – the cingulum.
“Putting the pieces together, this research reveals that key regions of memory interact via two increasingly dissociable mechanisms as memory improves with age,” said Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D., professor Associate of Medical Social Sciences and Pediatrics at Northwestern University.
“The results suggest that the development of memory is rooted in the development of the brain’s ability to multitask – here, coordinating distinct slow and fast theta networks along the same tract. This tells us something fundamental about the how memory becomes what it is.”
The study’s lead authors are Elizabeth L. Johnson, Ph.D., former Wayne State postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor of medical social sciences and pediatrics at Northwestern University and Noa Ofen, Ph.D., professor Fellow in Psychology and Faculty Member of the Institute of Gerontology, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University. Other co-authors are Wayne State University graduate students Qin Yin and Nolan O’Hara; Dr. Lingfei Tang, postdoctoral student at Wayne State University; and Dr. Eishi Asano and Dr. Justin Jeong, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Michigan Children’s Hospital.
This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIMH R01MH107512, NINDS R00NS115918, NINDS R01NS64033, and NINDS R01089659.
BPS announces new directors
Marcia Dorrheim will hold the position at Sunrise Elementary. She has been an educator for almost 20 years and has worked for BPS since 2015. Melissa hurt will be the Principal of Lincoln Elementary. She has worked in the district for 13 years in various capacities.
Brittany Uptonwho served for five years as the Director of Professional Learning at BPS, will move to Grimsrud Elementary. Jill Vallejo will serve at Will-Moore. She has been Principal at Lincoln Elementary for the past four years.
Gate City Bank hires Hawkinson
Austin Hawkinson was hired as an investment banker at Gate City Bank.
Hawkinson brings eight years of experience to Gate City Bank. He graduated from Northern State University in 2013, earning his degree in banking and finance.
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Celia Chase was hired as a marketing coordinator in the Mandan office of Interstate Engineering.
Chase brings five years of event marketing and coordination experience.
AE2S hires Hintz, Blewett
Trenton Hintz and William Blewitt have been hired as a technician engineer and a trainee engineer by AE2S.
Hintz will work with the firm’s surveying and civil engineering practices and Blewett completed three summer internships with AE2S before accepting his full-time position.
NDHP Academy graduates
Reece Burckhard and Alyson Mosesboth from Bismarck, are graduates of the North Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy.
The newly sworn soldiers will begin their field training with soldiers assigned to the North Dakota Highway Patrol beginning Monday and will be temporarily stationed at stations throughout the state.
Bianco recognizes
Shirley Thomas and Amber Sand were named the best producers of Bianco Realty.
Darcy Fetti, Judy Maslowski, Tori Meyer, Kathy Feist and Brenda Foster won the Bianco Diamond Award.
Jim Jeromchek and James Jeromchek received the Titanium Award from Bianco.
Amy Asche, Greg Gerhart, Justin Sackman, Phyllis Rittenbach and Nate Seifert have won the Platinum Award from Bianco.
Duane Bentz and Heidi Stein received the Emerald Award from Bianco Realty.
Blayn Auch and Kacie Licata won Bianco’s Rookie of the Year award.
These annual awards are based on the production of the agent’s closed sales in 2021.
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Ahead of a presidential election he is favorite to win for the third time, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has argued that one way to solve Brazil’s problems is to “put the poor on the budget” and “tax the rich.” “.
The man known as Lula made it clear in comments to reporters this month that his priority was tackling inequality rather than sticking to a rule limiting public spending.
Beyond the slogans, clues are emerging as to what the left-wing veteran might have in store for Latin America’s biggest economy, which, under outgoing far-right Jair Bolsonaro, is plagued by double-digit inflation and is making facing a possible stagnation in 2022.
Although the 76-year-old former trade unionist has not yet officially declared his candidacy for the October elections, he and figures from his Workers’ Party, or PT, have launched plans to increase public investment, stop the privatizations, strengthen labor laws and increase incomes. All of this is underpinned by an increased role for government.
“Our party focuses on popular economy. This means that the Brazilian state will have to fulfill a solid program to induce economic development,” said Gleisi Hoffmann, president of the PT. “This is done with jobs, social programs and the presence of the state.”
Critics warn that such an approach is doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Fourteen years of PT rule until 2016 ended with Brazil’s deepest ever recession, a huge corruption scandal and the dismissal of Lula’s hand-picked successor, Dilma Rousseff.
Yet since returning to the political scene after the corruption convictions for which he served time were overturned on a technicality last year, Lula’s rhetoric has won over many of those who have suffered the most. of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The left winger would get 44% of the vote in the first round against 24% for Bolsonaro, according to an opinion poll published this week by Ipespe/XP. However, a 43% rejection rate for the potential challenger showed that public support is far from uniform.
For the country’s influential business class, the question is who Lula will take over if he is re-elected. Will it be the pragmatist who broadly embraced economic orthodoxy when he first took office in 2003, while reducing poverty with social welfare programs? Or the second-term leader who ushered in an era of increased government intervention and spending in response to the global financial crisis?
“The hope is that Lula will be fiscally responsible,” said an investment banker, “and that he won’t have economic policies that will inevitably lead to the same disaster that happened under the Dilma government”.
For now, the septuagenarian has remained shy about the details. Party insiders insist he will not appoint an economics spokesperson, ostensibly to quell speculation about portfolio candidates.
Eyebrows were raised this month when Guido Mantega, a longtime PT finance minister who ultimately lost investor confidence, was chosen by Lula’s camp to pen a newspaper article in a series of advisers economics of presidential candidates.
While emphasizing that they were not speaking for Lula, several participants from a group of around 80 economists who held debates with the ex-president described a vision of economic recovery inspired by the president’s Covid stimulus plan. American Joe Biden.
“We are not neoliberals, we do not agree with a minimal state, we do not accept a country with this level of inequality,” said Aloizio Mercadante, former minister and head of the Perseu Abreu Foundation, a PT think tank hosting the discussions.
Some issues are totemic for the party, such as a 2017 labor reform which it says reduced workers’ rights without increasing employment.
Following early suggestions for repeal, talks among PT leaders are now focused on a “review” negotiated between the government, unions and business groups. Issues raised so far include zero-hours contracts, access to labor courts, union dues rules and app worker rights.
Other ideas could prove confusing to investors. With the PT opposed to the sale of large state-owned companies, Hoffman said the Bolsonaro administration’s planned reduction of a majority stake in power utility Eletrobras could be “reassessed” if passed.
“If it has an impact on development, it can’t stay [that way]. It is a strategic business. What is the logic of entrusting it to private initiative? she added.
As the central bank has aggressively hiked interest rates, some economists close to the PT criticize the use of monetary policy to fight inflation and argue that state-controlled oil producer Petrobras has a role to play.
Options being considered include adjustments to the company’s diesel and gasoline pricing policy based on international markets. Another is a “stabilization fund,” funded by taxes on crude exports, to help smooth fuel price volatility.
“Inflation has multiple causes – it needs multiple solutions,” said Pedro Rossi, a professor at Campinas State University.
A potential winner is Lula’s call for a 50% increase in payments under a cash transfer program for the country’s poorest, which Bolsonaro has already increased to R$400 ($73) a month.
But given Brazil’s high level of debt, the main concern for investors is the management of public accounts. Currently, a constitutional provision limits the growth of the public budget to the rate of inflation.
Nelson Barbosa, a former economy minister under Rousseff who took part in the talks with Lula, argued that this should be changed to account for additional spending to fuel the recovery from the Covid crisis.
A new framework could involve a differentiated treatment of investment and rules aimed at preventing declines in health and education spending per capita.
“It would be a target that allows [spending] grow, but not explosively,” Barbosa said. “Some fiscal expansion will be needed in 2023. . . For this to be compatible with economic stability, this will have to be accompanied by an overhaul of the fiscal anchor points.
Investments could be financed initially by borrowing, he added, and then by increased government revenue through growth and tax reform.
The government is already pushing to introduce a tax on dividends, reduce the corporate rate and exempt low-wage earners. But the PT wants an even more progressive system.
Some observers believe that Lula will end up taking moderate positions, not least because of the realities of building coalitions for election campaigns and governing in Brazil.
That perception was galvanized at his recent press conference, when Lula said he was open to centre-right politician and former rival Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate.
“The market today has more hope that Lula can be a good president for the economy, more responsible and able to implement a good program, than Bolsonaro,” the investment banker said.
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