Leonardo Barchini
BrazilpoliticianMaleb. 19747.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Leonardo Barchini is a Brazilian educator and the current Secretary-Executive of the Ministry of Education (MEC), having assumed this role in July 2022. With a career background at the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), Barchini plays a crucial role in overseeing educational policies in Brazil, particularly the recently launched Pé-de-Meia program aimed at providing financial assistance to low-income high school students to prevent dropout rates. He emphasizes the importance of data accuracy and institutional capacity in managing educational initiatives and is actively involved in improving the monitoring and evaluation processes of such programs.
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Leonardo Barchini is the Minister of Education who announced plans for technical assistance to municipalities.
Lista de menores Ideb do Brasil tem paraísos turísticos, cidades grandes e até capitalBrazil· 2026-08-10
Leonardo Barchini is the Minister of Education who highlighted the priority of improving educational flow over the last 20 years.
Brasil avança no Ideb, mas não atinge metas previstas para 2021 em duas etapas de ensinoBrazil· 2026-08-05
Leonardo Barchini is involved in a controversy regarding his appointment as the executive secretary of the Ministry of Education after previously serving as the director of the Organization of Ibero-American States in Brazil.
Comissão de Ética arquiva consulta tardia sobre conflito de interesses de número 2 do MEC
Liechtenstein· 2025-05-05
Leonardo Barchini was the head of the OEI in Brazil and is currently the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education.
Cafezinho, consultoria, material didático: entidade internacional vira ‘faz-tudo’ do governoLiechtenstein· 2025-04-15
Leonardo Barchini is the executive secretary of the MEC who discussed the challenges of the Pé-de-Meia program.
Pé-de-Meia já custa R$ 5,1 bilhões a mais que o planejado, mostra documento do MECLiechtenstein· 2025-04-02
Leonardo Barchini is the executive secretary of the Ministry of Education in Brazil.
Dados do Pé-de-Meia ainda são desafio para Estados, diz número 2 do Ministério da EducaçãoLiechtenstein· 2025-03-31