Luiz Eduardo Soares
| Luiz Eduardo Soares is a professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and has also taught at IUPERJ and UNICAMP. He has been Brazil’s National Secretary of Public Security as well as Subsecretary and Coordinator of Security, Justice and Citizenship in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Soares holds a degree in Literature, a masters in Social Anthropology and a PhD in Political Science with a post-doctorate in Political Philosophy. He has been a visiting scholar at several American universities. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including: Meu Casaco de General: 500 Dias no Front da Segurança Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ("My General Jacket: 500 Days in the Front of Public Security of the State of Rio de Janeiro") (2000); Elite da Tropa ("Troop Elite"), with André Batista and Rodrigo Pimentel (2006); and Elite da Tropa 2, ("Troop Elite 2"),with André Batista, Cláudio Ferraz and Rodrigo Pimentel (2010). |
Event: Luiz Eduardo Soares argues the demilitarization of police and a democratic agenda in security
