Career
He is currently Rector of the Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana Brazil. He graduated with a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Sergipe in (1977). He has a master"s degree (1983) and a Doctor of Philosophy (1992) in Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas State University of Campinas
He taught at the Federal University of Sergipe, among other institutions.