[Brazil@Harvard] Talk by high-level gov't official: Thurs, March 17, 4pm

The Brazilian Studies Program of the David Rockfeller Center at Harvard presents: "Two Years of Lula’s Government: Progress and Challenges" Speaker: LUIZ DULCI, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil Presider: HENRY STEINER, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law and Director, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School Thursday, March 17 4:00-5:45pm Harvard Hall, Room 201 *please note new location* Adjacent to Johnston Gate - for Harvard Yard map, see http://map.harvard.edu Minister Luiz Dulci, one of the founders of the Brazilian Workers Party (PT), is currently among the closest advisors to President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva. He is responsible for the political dialogue between the government and civil society, both nationally and internationally. Minister Dulci was a trade union leader in education in Rio de Janeiro and in Minas Gerais. Along with Lula and others, he was one of the coordinators of the movement that led to the foundation, in 1983, of Brazil’s largest trade union confederation, the CUT. In addition to serving as an elected federal deputy, Minister Dulci has held several important roles within the PT, including at the Fundação Perseu Abramo, the PT’s research foundation, and with the municipal government of Belo Horizonte. Minister Dulci is also a literary critic and authored the following works: "Sergio Buarque de Holanda e o Brasil"; "Desafios das Administrações Petistas"; "Desafios do Governo Local"; "Antonio Cândido: Pensamento e Militância." This talk will be in Portuguese with simultaneous translation provided by Sergio Ferreira, official interpreter and special adviser to President Lula, via special headphones/interpretation equipment. Question & Answer session: To submit a question to Minister Dulci for the Q&A discussion which will follow his presentation, please email brazil(a)fas.harvard.edu. In addition, notecards for written questions will be available at the talk. Free and open to the public. For more information on DRCLAS's Brazilian Studies Program at Harvard University, see http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu/brazil Um abraço, Tomás Amorim Brazilian Studies Program Coordinator & Research Associate David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) Harvard University http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu