Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte: o campo de forças no licenciamento ambiental e o discurso desenvolvimentista dos agentes políticos

Esta dissertação desenvolve uma análise sobre a dinâmica do campo de relações estabelecido em torno da construção da hidrelétrica de Belo Monte, observada a partir das ações empreendidas no processo de licenciamento ambiental. O objetivo principal foi desvelar as lógicas que organizam ações e relações entre agentes e instituições e determinam o desenrolar dos procedimentos de licenciamento da hidrelétrica. Ficou evidenciado pela análise o enfraquecimento deste instrumento da política ambiental, em razão da produção de uma desregulamentação das regras estabelecidas para licenciar a obra que foi identificada durante o acompanhamento do processo. Reforçando a argumentação do que foi observado, o trabalho analisa elementos e conteúdos presentes nos discursos que comprovam a reprodução da ideologia desenvolvimentista enquanto visão predominante nas políticas nacionais para a Amazônia. Através de revisão bibliográfica, consulta documental e pesquisa de campo, a dissertação mostra que quem mobiliza um grande capital político em favor do projeto e tem mais força no interior do campo de relações são os agentes e instituições em maior aproximação com as questões apontadas como estratégicas nas políticas de desenvolvimento. Neste contexto, segundo as reflexões produzidas neste trabalho, o desequilíbrio entre a força de instituições como Casa Civil, Ministério de Minas e Energia, Setor Elétrico Brasileiro, Ibama, Ministério Público e Movimentos Sociais marca a produção da desregulamentação do licenciamento ambiental, às custas do uso deturpado dos instrumentos nele contidos e dos conceitos nos quais se baseia a sua condução. O resultado desse enfraquecimento vai se refletir, na forma de uma irresponsabilidade institucionalizada, sobre um conjunto mais amplo de direitos presentes na ordem jurídica e no regime democrático brasileiro.

Alterações epigenéticas em adenocarcinomas de próstata

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Configurações contemporâneas do complexo agroindustrial do leite: produção, industrialização e consumo no Estado de São Paulo

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Concentração, integração horizontal e vertical das usinas canavieiras

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

ATM down-regulation is associated with poor prognosis in sporadic breast carcinomas

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

O Brasil e o novo desenvolvimentismo

The global economic scenario, from the late 1980s, it was predominantly marked by the hegemony of political and economic orthodoxy. The strength of a great political pact that brought together the financial sector, rentiers and the big capital, and had the Washington Consensus as base, induced countries to adopt liberalizing policies such as trade liberalization, privatization and deregulation. The failure of these policies, manifested in unemployment, external vulnerability and low growth has led to a change in economic direction, particularly after the election of President Lula. Amid this situation, we can see a reorientation of the role of the Brazilian state, in response to a movement of their own society organized to implement a new national strategy, with the state as a promoter of development. In this project of a new strategy, the state action becomes strategic and not systemic, turning to strengthen national companies in strategic sectors and internationally competitive. In this ongoing process of a new development strategy, we adopted the conceptualization of what Bresser-Pereira calls the new developmentalism.

Uma análise da evolução da área plantada da cana de açúcar no estado de São Paulo nos últimos 10 anos

This paper analyzes the evolution of the sugar cane plantation area in the State of São Paulo in the last ten years. It presents a concise report about the history of this raw material in the country and describes how the sector relating to sugar cane was before the economic deregulation and what changes occurred after 1990, emphasizing the territorially expansion occurred in the State of São Paulo. The paper concludes that the expansion of the sector relating to sugar cane occurred much more territorially than through productivity gains, considering that these ganis were bigger in the State of São Paulo, and that the economic deregulation left a legate of heterogeneity in this sector

Transnacionalização das relações de trabalho: o caso da maquila estadunidense Johnson Controls (plantas FINSA e interiores) e o papel da Federação Internacional de Trabalhadores das Indústrias Metalúrgicas (FITIM)

Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais (UNESP - UNICAMP - PUC-SP) - FFC

Modernização da agricultura e reestruturação produtiva da atividade leiteira

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Globalização e reconfigurações do mercado de trabalho em Portugal e no Brasil

The article discusses the processes of transformation that are underway in the contexts of Portuguese and Brazilian labor markets. Starting with a reflection on globalization and some of its impacts - resulting from technological changes and the introduction of new information technologies, accompanied by an economic policy that favors deregulation and flexibility of labor relations -, it analyses some trends regarding precarious employment in both countries. The discussion is grounded on the assumption that job precariousness, which currently affects all age and professional groups, is not anymore a mere cyclical and peripheral phenomenon.

Distribuição dos desembolsos do BNDES no setor sucroenergético no Brasil

The organization and dynamics of the energetic-sugarcane sector in Brazil have suffered the impacts of the “deregulation” process that took place in the 1990s, since when it is no longer monitored by the State. In this scenario, the agribusiness enterprises, in order to survive, act over production, marketing and management of their activities, among others areas, demanding financial investments. The credit lines offered by BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) are one of the factors that enable the implementation of these actions. In this context, the aim of this study is to assess the connections between BNDES's outlays for the sugarcane sector in Brazil from 2001 to 2008, and the activities of this sector, according to the federation unity and the region in the country. The work is based on: i) literature review and ii) secondary selected data collection aimed at the composition of data series. The organization and analysis of data indicates that the largest amount of money is destined to the south-central region, specifically the state of São Paulo. This is the only state that receives almost all types of financings, an equivalent to 68% of the receptions in the period. The concentration of BNDES's outlays in the south-central region may be linked to the dominance of the sector in this region, either in terms of harvested area, amount of production, employment contracts or number of enterprises.

Modulação da atividade das interleucinas 17B e 25 associadas à melatonina como indutores de apoptose em cultivo celular de neoplasias mamárias

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

O uso do território por agentes torrefadores de cafés especiais do sul de Minas Gerais

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Up-regulation of fas and fasL pro-apoptotic genes expression in type 1 diabetes patients after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by T cell-mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells, resulting in insulin deficiency and hyperglycaemia. Recent studies have described that apoptosis impairment during central and peripheral tolerance is involved in T1D pathogenesis. In this study, the apoptosis-related gene expression in T1D patients was evaluated before and after treatment with high-dose immunosuppression followed by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HDI-AHSCT). We also correlated gene expression results with clinical response to HDI-AHSCT. We observed a decreased expression of bad, bax and fasL pro-apoptotic genes and an increased expression of a1, bcl-xL and cIAP-2 anti-apoptotic genes in patients' peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) compared to controls. After HDI-AHSCT, we found an up-regulation of fas and fasL and a down-regulation of anti-apoptotic bcl-xL genes expression in post-HDI-AHSCT periods compared to pre-transplantation. Additionally, the levels of bad, bax, bok, fasL, bcl-xL and cIAP-1 genes expression were found similar to controls 2 years after HDI-AHSCT. Furthermore, over-expression of pro-apoptotic noxa at 540 days post-HDI-AHSCT correlated positively with insulin-free patients and conversely with glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GAD65) autoantibody levels. Taken together, the results suggest that apoptosis-related genes deregulation in patients' PBMCs might be involved in breakdown of immune tolerance and consequently contribute to T1D pathogenesis. Furthermore, HDI-AHSCT modulated the expression of some apoptotic genes towards the levels similar to controls. Possibly, the expression of these apoptotic molecules could be applied as biomarkers of clinical remission of T1D patients treated with HDI-AHSCT therapy.

Employment Effects of Product and Labour Market Reforms: Are There Synergies?

This article investigates the effect of product market liberalisation on employment allowing for interactions between policies and institutions in product and labour markets. Using panel data for OECD countries over the period 19802002, we present evidence that product market deregulation is more effective at the margin when labour market regulation is high. The data also suggest that product market liberalisation may promote employment-enhancing labour market reforms.