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Brazilian Economist Carlos Antonio Rocca Dies at 85

Family set a São Paulo wake for the longtime Cemec-Fipe coordinator.

Overview

  • He died on Sunday, according to O Globo citing Valor Econômico.
  • He had been undergoing treatment for cancer, as reported by Valor Econômico.
  • He served as São Paulo’s Secretary of Finance, sat on the National Monetary Council, and directed Fipe.
  • He founded the consultancies Rocca, Prandini e Rabbat Financial Services – Risk Office and REP&A Consulting, and advised the World Bank.
  • He also served on the BNDES board, joined Petrobras’s finance committee, participated in Fiesp’s Economic Council, and is survived by his wife and five children, with the wake in São Paulo at Funeral Hoje.