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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Moll |
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November 14, 2002 |
(202) 994-2492 |
ELECTION OF BRAZIL’S FIRST LABOR PARTY PRESIDENT
THE FOCUS OF GW SYMPOSIUM
NOVEMBER 15
Panel Includes Group of Distinguished Brazilian Congressmen
| EVENT: |
On Sunday, October 27, Brazilians elected a new president, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva. The first Labor party president in the history of Brazil, Lula won with 61 percent of the vote. A group of distinguished Brazilian congressmen representing a wide range of the political spectrum visit The George Washington University to discuss the implications of the election results on the future of Brazil and on the rest of the Americas. The event is being sponsored by the GW School of Business and Public Management’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAI). |
| WHEN: |
Friday,
November 15, 2002 |
| WHERE: |
The George Washington University Media and Public Affairs Building 805 21st Street, NW Washington, D.C. |
| WHO: | Speakers include Congressman José Carlos Aleluia, Partido da Frente Liberal; Congresswoman Yeda Crusius, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileiro; Congressman Nelson Pellegrino, Partido dos Trabalhadores; Congressman Nelson Proença, Partido Popular Socialista; and Congressman Júlio Redecker, Partido Progressista Brasileiro. The program will be moderated by Professor James Ferrer, director of CLAI and GW’s Latin American Studies Program. |
Background:
GW’s Center for Latin American Issues was established in November 1998 to encourage debate on major political, economic, and social issues affecting Latin America and Latin American-United States relations; stimulate the preparation of scholarly publications and articles about Latin America; conduct educational training programs that utilize the unique resources of the University and of other institutions in Washington, D.C.; and expand GW’s Latin American Program. For more about CLAI, visit www.gwu.edu/~clai or contact CLAI director Jim Ferrer at (202) 994-5236.
This is a free public event; however, registration is required. To register, or for media representatives who would like to attend, please call CLAI at (202) 994-5236. For more news about GW visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.
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