Pontocem 6 contains the references of the academic work done by researchers from the institution published during the second semester of 2012

The State Participation Fund was created with the Municipalities Participation Fund in the Tax Reform in 1967. Its creation has consolidated a fundamental trait of the Brazilian fiscal federalism: the centralization of revenue sharing combined legal resource.

The State Participation Fund was created with the Municipalities Participation Fund in the Tax Reform in 1967. Its creation has consolidated a fundamental trait of Brazilian fiscal federalism: the centralization of revenue-sharing combined legal resources.

Two events dominated the political scene in the second half of last year. The municipal elections, on one hand, and on the other, the trial of Criminal Case 470 by the Supreme Court. Seemingly unrelated, they are closely dependent.

Brazil has one of the most extensive treatment programs for AIDS among developing countries. In 2012, the Ministry of Health has invested more than R$850 million to buy drugs to treat 217,000 AIDS patients.