Edmilson Costa
Brazilian economist, college professor and communist politician
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Edmilson Silva Costa (born 8 April 1950 in Pedreiras) is a Brazilian politician affiliated to the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), serving as the party's General Secretary. He is a Doctor of Economics at the State University of Campinas.
Edmilson Costa | |
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| General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Pinheiro |
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| Born | Edmilson Silva Costa 8 April 1950 |
| Party | PCB (1970–present) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Maranhão (BSS) |
| Profession | Economist |
Biography
In 1992, after defending the thesis A Política Salarial no Brasil, 1964-1985: 21 anos de arrocho salarial e acumulação predatória (The Wage Policy in Brazil, 1964-1985: 21 years of wage squeeze and predatory accumulation),[1] under the supervision of Waldir da Silva Quadros, professor of Economist at the State University of Campinas, he became Doctor of Economist at Unicamp.
He was a candidate for Mayor of São Paulo for the Communist Party in 2008.[2]
On 26 April 2010, Costa was announced as candidate for Vice President of Brazil in the 2010 elections, along with then-General Secretary Ivan Pinheiro.[3]
On 17 October 2016, he became General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party, replacing Ivan Pinheiro.[4][5]
Works
- Costa, Edmilson (1986). O que todo cidadão precisa saber sobre imperialismo [What every citizen needs to know about imperialism] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Global.
- Costa, Edmilson (1997). A polítical salarial no Brasil [The wage policy in Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Biotempo. ISBN 9788585934170.
- Costa, Edmilson (1998). Um projeto para o Brasil [A project for Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tecno-Científica.
- Costa, Edmilson (2008). A globalização e o capitalismo contemporâneo [Globalization and contemporary capitalism] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Expressão Popular. ISBN 9788577430918.
- Costa, Edmilson (2013). A crise econômica mundial, a globalização e o Brasil [The world economic crisis, the globalization and Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Caio Prado Junior. ISBN 9788566538021.
- Costa, Edmilson (2020). Reflexões sobre a crise brasileira [Thoughts about the Brazilian crisis] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Caio Prado Junior. ISBN 9786587543017.