Pedro Abramovay, a significant presence in Brazilian public debates in recent years and former Brazilian Secretary of Justice was recently promoted to the role of vice president at George Soro’s renowned Open Society Foundations. Born in São Paulo in 1980, he’s the son of Ricardo Abramovay, a professor at the University of São Paulo (USP). […]
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