INFLECTIONS AND DIRECTIONS IN SOCIAL POLICY – THE ROLE OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN BRAZIL MARTA FERREIRA SANTOS FARAH FUNDAÇÃO GETULIO VARGAS Paper prepared for delivery at the 2001 meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington DC, September 6-8, 2001. Session 25 Policymaking, Politics and the Sub- national Level; Panel II – Decentralization and sub-national governance.