Comments by Leonardo Avritzer and Maria Paula Meneses
 

Overview

Brazil experienced a positive cycle of social public policies, starting with democratisation and the 1988 Constitution, which contributed to the reduction of poverty and the beginning of the fall of inequality. The advances of social policies in the Lula and Dilma Governments can be clearly demonstrated. However, in the last two years, this process, which revealed to be on the rise and in consolidation, has proved fragile and easily reversed.

This seminar intends to analyse this trajectory pointing out the advances and challenges to be faced, especially after the result of the last elections  - the debate between the advance of democracy and the advance of the welfare state seems urgent.

This seminar, organised by Leonardo Avritzer and Maria Paula Meneses, will focus on public policies, with the participation of Unaí Tupinambás and Adriana Aranhas, both from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. After the debate there will be a broad discussion on the crisis of democracy in Brazil.

Bio notes

Unaí Tupinambás holds a medical degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), a master's degree and a PhD, Post-Graduation Course in Health Sciences: Infectology and Tropical Medicine - UFMG Medical School. Associate Professor of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), he is Technical Advisor of the Department of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of STIs, HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (DIHV). Leading CNPq research group (HIV/Aids).Currently conducts studies to evaluate noninfectious complications in people living with HIV in addition to other research projects in the clinical management of HIV infection.

Adriana Aranha - Professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and Analyst of Public Policies of the City Hall of Belo Horizonte. Social Worker, Master in Public Administration. She is currently a PhD student at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra, as PhD student in Public Administration Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

Activity under the PhD programmes in Post-colonialisms and global citizenship and Human Rights in Contemporary Societies