ABSTRACT
This paper reflects on the trajectory of Fernão Bracher in the light of institutional advances in the Brazilian public administration since the re-democratization of 1985 onward. Descendant of a traditional family in São Paulo, Bracher will channel his public spirit and his economic nationalism in three opportunities, notably during the post-military regime period, when he governed the Central Bank of Brazil and later became, at the invitation of his friend and minister Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, the Brazilian negotiator of the external debt. Less theoretical than Bresser but as pragmatic as him, Bracher shared his friend’s immense intellectual curiosity, having helped in the exchange of reflections among the different economists involved with the theory of inertial inflation. A man of action, in the private and public sectors, Bracher has a trajectory that highlights the overcome of difficulties present in national economic policy.
KEYWORDS:
Brazilian economy; public administration; external debt; developing countries; State