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The University of Michigan Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) stimulates and supports regionally focused academic and curricular endeavors. The center is a nexus for faculty members and students from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives who share a common interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. LACS also fosters engagement and exchange between the people of Michigan and the Latin American and Caribbean scholars, activists, and artists who make up our global community.
 

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We Mourn the Passing of John Manuel Monteiro

It is with deep sadness that we note the death of Professor John Manuel Monteiro, Director of the Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH) at the Universidade Federal de Campinas (UniCamp).

Historian Luiz Felipe de Alencastro: Speech Before the Brazilian Supreme Court in Support of Affirmative Action

The Brazilian Supreme Court occasionally calls for open public hearings on matters before it that are considered of great significance.  When a complaint of the alleged unconstitutionality of affirmative action in Brazilian universities-- in the form of a charge of "Inconsistency with the Fundamental Principle"-- was brought to the Court,  they held such a public hearing.  Historian Luiz Felipe Alencastro, who recently appeared at U-M as part of the LACS Bate Papo Series, gave an address in support of affirmative action, and opposing the charge of unconstitutionality.  The original of the speech can be seen on YouTube.

The following is an unofficial translation of his speech by Arthur Brakel.