Archives Publications - Institute of Socioeconomic Studies - Inesc https://inesc.org.br/en/categoria/publications/ Institute of Socioeconomic Studies Mon, 19 May 2025 19:08:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Principles and guidelines for climate finance https://inesc.org.br/en/principles-and-guidelines-for-climate-finance/ Thu, 15 May 2025 20:33:11 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=38856 The post Principles and guidelines for climate finance appeared first on Institute of Socioeconomic Studies - Inesc.

]]> Climate ambition or preserving the status quo? https://inesc.org.br/en/climate-ambition-or-preserving-the-status-quo/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:41:07 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=38847 The post Climate ambition or preserving the status quo? appeared first on Institute of Socioeconomic Studies - Inesc.

]]> Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2022-2023) https://inesc.org.br/en/subsidies-for-fossil-and-renewable-energy-2022-2023/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:29:06 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=37799 The Institute of Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has been monitoring federal subsidies to fossil fuel since 2018, with the aim of promoting public debate on government support for the expansion of production and consumption of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal in Brazil. In this publication, Inesc innovates by presenting subsidies to renewable sources with the … Continue reading "Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2022-2023)"

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]]> Policies and statute https://inesc.org.br/en/policies/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:15:13 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=37613 The post Policies and statute appeared first on Institute of Socioeconomic Studies - Inesc.

]]> Fiscal Justice for Women in Brazil https://inesc.org.br/en/fiscal-justice-for-women-in-brazil/ Fri, 17 May 2024 18:10:10 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=37015 We introduce the advocacy initiative on tax justice, gender and race in Brazil, a collaboration between Inesc, the Tax Justice Network, Red de Justícia Fiscal de América Latina y El Caribe and Latinidadd. This action consisted of delivering a shadow report and active participation in the 88th Session of the United Nations Committee on the … Continue reading "Fiscal Justice for Women in Brazil"

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]]> Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2018-2022): reforming for a fair energy transition https://inesc.org.br/en/subsidies-for-fossil-and-renewable-energy-2018-2022-reforming-for-a-fair-energy-transition/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:24:55 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=36535 The Institute of Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has been monitoring federal subsidies to fossil fuel since 2018, with the aim of promoting public debate on government support for the expansion of production and consumption of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal in Brazil. In this publication, Inesc innovates by presenting, for the first time, subsidies to … Continue reading "Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2018-2022): reforming for a fair energy transition"

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]]> As soy moves forward: impacts of Hidrovias do Brasil in Itaituba, Pará https://inesc.org.br/en/as-soy-moves-forward-impacts-of-hidrovias-do-brasil-in-itaituba-para/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:51:09 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=35261 This Dossier is a document published by Inesc, based on complaints filed by residents of the region, and it reveals that Hidrovias do Brasil does not comply with the measures to mitigate the negative impacts of its operations in the Itaituba region. Hidrovias has IFC – the investment arm of the World Bank in the … Continue reading "As soy moves forward: impacts of Hidrovias do Brasil in Itaituba, Pará"

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]]> Good practices and lessons learned on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the humanitarian response to the Venezuela/Brazil migration flow https://inesc.org.br/en/good-practices-and-lessons-learned-on-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment-in-the-humanitarian-response-to-the-venezuela-brazil-migration-flow/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:46:10 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34795 This report is the result of a process of evaluating the humanitarian response to the Venezuelan migration, mainly on the border between Brazil and Venezuela, regarding gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. This process was built in partnership between the Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos, Institute of Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) and the Núcleo … Continue reading "Good practices and lessons learned on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the humanitarian response to the Venezuela/Brazil migration flow"

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]]> Illustrated Guide to Inflation, Monetary Policy and Human Rights https://inesc.org.br/en/illustrated-guide-to-inflation-monetary-policy-and-human-rights/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:41:48 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34422 What is Monetary Policy and what does it have to do with human rights? What is the role of the Central Bank in our lives? Are there no better solutions for controlling inflation than raising interest rates? The answers to these and other questions, about the impact of economic measures on the lives of Brazilians, … Continue reading "Illustrated Guide to Inflation, Monetary Policy and Human Rights"

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]]> Fossil Fuels Subsidies in Brazil: know, assess and reform (5th edition) https://inesc.org.br/en/fossil-fuels-subsidies-in-brazil-know-assess-and-reform-5th-edition/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:30:35 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34341 The gradual departure from fossil fuel use toward energy transition is key for facing the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC’s sixth report has highlighted how pressing it is to move toward ambitious emission cuts in the short term in order to have a chance to limit the rise in global … Continue reading "Fossil Fuels Subsidies in Brazil: know, assess and reform (5th edition)"

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]]> Access to Medicines Thematic Budget (OTMED 2021) https://inesc.org.br/en/access-to-medicines-thematic-budget-otmed-2021/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:49:27 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34230 The OTMED analyzes pharmaceutical assistance expenses incurred by the federal government. In 2021, this expenditure grew 33% when compared to the previous year. This increase is probably the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Despite the worsening of the pandemic, when we analyze the total health budget, whether considering the health function or the budget of the … Continue reading "Access to Medicines Thematic Budget (OTMED 2021)"

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]]> Brazil’s Energy Matrix and the Paris Agreement https://inesc.org.br/en/ndc-energy/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:51:13 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34120 In 2016, Brazil submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. The NDCs state the targets for reduction of gas emissions responsible for intensifying the greenhouse effect. The targets are compulsory and must progress at each NDC submitted. This study analyzes the NDCs drafted by the Brazilian government with regards to the energy … Continue reading "Brazil’s Energy Matrix and the Paris Agreement"

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]]> Anti-Indigenous Foundation: A Portrait of FUNAI Under the Bolsonaro Administration https://inesc.org.br/en/anti-indigenous-foundation-a-portrait-of-funai-under-the-bolsonaro-administration/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:54:13 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=33733 In the face of the shocking disappearance of a former Funai employee and a British journalist in the Amazon ten days ago, a report released by INESC and the association that represents FUNAI’s civil servants and indigenists (INA) lists illegalities in the policy of (non-) demarcation of indigenous territories, cutting resources, militarization and oppression within … Continue reading "Anti-Indigenous Foundation: A Portrait of FUNAI Under the Bolsonaro Administration"

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]]> The state of the art of monetary policy in Brazil https://inesc.org.br/en/the-state-of-de-art-of-monetary-policy-in-brazil/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:39:45 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=33363 The purpose of this report is to present and discuss the state of the art in the debate on monetary policy in Brazil. However, from a practical and methodological point of view, monetary policy is inserted in a broader context: since 1999, an economic policy regime called the “macroeconomic tripod” has been in force in … Continue reading "The state of the art of monetary policy in Brazil"

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]]> How much does it cost to make a PGTA happen? https://inesc.org.br/en/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-pgta-happen/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:59:49 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=33190 Indigenous Management Plans are a tool derived from the social mobilization of Brazilian indigenous communities, organizations and their partners. Elaborated in collective and unique processes by each of the peoples, the PGTA have also become the main instrument for implementing the National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI), established in 2012 … Continue reading "How much does it cost to make a PGTA happen?"

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]]> Fossil fuels subsidies in Brasil (2020): know, assess and reform https://inesc.org.br/en/fossil-fuels-subsidies-in-brasil-2020-know-assess-and-reform/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:21:34 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=33151 Brazil has established itself among the ten major producers of fossil fuels in the world, and its relevance in the petroleum geopolitics is undeniable, just as, directly and indirectly, in the global emissions by fossil sources. In a direct way, due to the fact that emissions by burning fossil fuels represent 19% of emissions in … Continue reading "Fossil fuels subsidies in Brasil (2020): know, assess and reform"

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]]> Access to Medicines Thematic Budget 2020 https://inesc.org.br/en/access-to-medicines-thematic-budget-2020/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:49:51 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=33081 Since 2015, the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has prepared the  Access to Medicines Thematic Budget (OTMED), whose objective is to analyze the allocation of federal resources in promoting access to medicines in Brazil. This edition shows a small reduction in federal government spending on drug purchases in a scenario of a coronavirus pandemic. According … Continue reading "Access to Medicines Thematic Budget 2020"

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]]> Training Course in Innovation and Access to Medicines for Health Counselors https://inesc.org.br/en/training-course-in-innovation-and-access-to-medicines-for-health-counselors/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:43:42 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32958 We have systematized the experience of the Training Course in Innovation and Access to Medicines for Health Counselors in this report with the objective of collaborating in the construction of possibilities for carrying out training processes in virtual environments. Thus, we share here not only an activity report but the entire process, from planning to … Continue reading "Training Course in Innovation and Access to Medicines for Health Counselors"

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]]> Access to Medicines – Thematic Budget 2019 https://inesc.org.br/en/access-to-medicines-thematic-budget-2019/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:18:31 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32944 Since 2015, the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has prepared the Thematic Budget for Access to Medicines (OTMED), whose objective is to analyze the allocation of federal resources to promote access to medicines in Brazil. This latest edition of the series of publications shows that, in 2019, federal spending on medicines was R$ 19.8 billion. … Continue reading "Access to Medicines – Thematic Budget 2019"

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]]> Thematic budget for science, technology and innovation in medicines (OTMED – ST&I) https://inesc.org.br/en/thematic-budget-for-science-technology-and-innovation-in-medicines-otmed-sti/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:40:17 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32940 This technical note brings the first version of the Thematic Budget for Science, Technology and Innovation in Medicines (OTMED ST&I), which aims to investigate federal government spending in this area. This is a new methodology, which is yet to mature, but which aims to contribute data on this strategic public spending – especially in the … Continue reading "Thematic budget for science, technology and innovation in medicines (OTMED – ST&I)"

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