1930‒1990 - THE INTERVENTION OF THE BRAZILIAN STATE IN THE SUGAR-ENERGY SECTOR: IAA-PLANALSUCAR, PROÁLCOOL AND THE PARTICIPATION OF GILBERTO MILLER AZZI. DID WORK?

In Brazil, sugarcane is the crop whose agro-industrial development has taken longest path and greatest prominence in national agro-industry, without precedent. With 500 years of history, Brazil today largest producer raw material ethanol world. addition, world's program for replacement fossil fuel by vehicles shares with India position sugar producer; it developed active genetic improvement However, contrast to these achievements throughout its also received criticism even from businesspersons sector itself, mainly regarding State intervention inefficiency. This a paradox: “success inefficiency?” The general objective this work was analyze exactly contradiction since great occurred especially during 60 (1930‒1990). We concluded that key element success agroindustry both after intervention. Many personalities deserve mention process, field ideas decisions practical actions: politicians, public agents, businesspersons, mill owners, technicians, independent producers. selected researcher, Dr. Gilberto Miller Azzi, as an example, due fact that, 1955 onwards, researcher at IAA, he represented scientific technological area Brazilian State, acting decisively sector. regard, analysis made main factors have leveraged alcohol 1930s present day.