Professor of Business Administration at the Federal University of Rondônia Foundation – Guajará-Mirim Campus. PhD student on the Doctoral Programme in Development, Societies and Territories (DeS&T) at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro – UTAD/Portugal. Master’s in Regional Management and Development from the University of Taubaté (UNITAU). Specialisation in the Social Security System from the Brazilian Centre for Social Security Studies (CBEP). Graduated in Administration from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). Graduated in Literature from the State University of Paraíba (UEPB).