[ok-london] Talk tonight: 5pm GMT Current Economic and Political Situation in Brazil

Tue May 8 12:17:34 UTC 2012

Thought this may be of interest to some on the list.

*A Public Talk about the Current Economic and Political Situation in Brazil*
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*Speakers:* Governor Tarso Genro and Professor Carlos Henrique Horn
*Moderator:* Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch, LSE
*Chair:* Dr Francisco Panizza, LSE
*Tuesday 8 May,* 5:00-6:30 pm
Columbia House, Second Floor (Col. 2.01)
*Abstract:* Tarso Genro is the current governor of Rio Grande do Sul and a
former Secretary of State for
Justice, Economic and Social Development and Education under Lula’s
administration. He is
one of Brazil’s foremost specialists in labour law and author of many books
on law, justice
and human rights. Carlos Henrique Horn is Professor of Economics at the
Universidade
Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, and the Vice-President of BRDS, the regional
development
bank.

Governor Genro and Professor Horn will speak about the current economic and
political
situation in Brazil, as well as about the issues facing the state of Rio
Grande do Sul.
Please see our website for more details. Please contact
ideas.latinamerica at lse.ac.uk if
you have any questions.

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