Marcio Pochmann
Marcio Pochmann is a Brazilian economist and public servant, currently serving as the president of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). He has a significant background in social and economic studies, with a focus on labor relations and public policies. Pochmann has been instrumental in promoting initiatives that encourage reflection on Brazil's role in the global landscape, evident from his recent advocacy for a new inverted world map that places Brazil at the center, aimed at fostering discussion about the importance of the Global South.
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Marcio Pochmann is the president of IBGE, involved in a crisis with the institution's employees.
A 1 mês da divulgação do PIB de 2025, principais responsáveis no IBGE deixam cargos. Entenda a crise
Brazil· 2026-01-27
Marcio Pochmann is the president of IBGE, involved in a crisis with the institution's employees.
A 1 mês da divulgação do PIB de 2025, principais responsáveis no IBGE deixam cargos. Entenda a criseBrazil· 2026-01-27The president of IBGE, Márcio Pochmann, defended the decision to place Brazil at the center of the map after reactions.
IBGE divulga mapa com Pará no centro do mundo para a COP-30; veja imagem
Liechtenstein· 2025-11-12Marcio Pochmann is criticized for his ideas that have led to distrust in the IBGE's numbers.
Lula rejeitou seus eleitores centristas do segundo turno e paga o preço do abandono na popularidadeLiechtenstein· 2025-06-04
Marcio Pochmann accompanied Dilma Rousseff in exhibiting the inverted world map.
Dilma exibe na China ‘mapa-múndi invertido’ do IBGE, alvo de críticas nas redes sociaisLiechtenstein· 2025-05-14
Marcio Pochmann is the current president of the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) who launched a new version of the world map.
IBGE: servidores repudiam mapa-múndi invertido, criticam Pochmann e reacendem crise internaLiechtenstein· 2025-05-12
Márcio Pochmann is the president of IBGE who explained the reasoning behind the new map representation.
IBGE vira o mundo de ponta-cabeça e Lula cai para fora do mapaLiechtenstein· 2025-05-12
Márcio Pochmann is the president of IBGE who launched the controversial inverted world map.
Funcionários do IBGE divulgam nota de repúdio a mapa-múndi invertido de Pochmann, alvo de memesBrazil· 2025-05-09
Marcio Pochmann, president of IBGE, defended the new inverted world map emphasizing Brazil's central role.
Invertido e com o Brasil no centro: IBGE lança nova versão do mapa-múndi; veja como ficouLiechtenstein· 2025-05-08