Economist Luciana Servo was chosen by the Minister of Planning, Simone Tebet, to be the new president of Ipea.| Photo: Helio Montferre/Ipea.

Economist Luciana Mendes Santos Servo will be the new president of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea), a body dedicated to preparing economic studies and public policies. The announcement was made this Friday (20) by the Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet. Luciana will succeed Erik Alencar in charge of the organ.

She holds a PhD in economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and a master’s degree, also in economics, from the University of São Paulo (USP). Luciana Servo has been a career employee at Ipea since 1998 and director of the Association of Employees at Ipea, she will be the third woman and the first black person to head the autarchy.

Before her, Ipea was chaired by two other women: Aspásia Camargo, from 1993 to 1995, and Vanessa Petrelli Corrêa, who took over on an interim basis in 2012. With information from Agência Brasil.