André Vítor Singer Explained

André Vítor Singer (born 1958) is a political sciences professor at the University of São Paulo and the former press secretary of the Lula administration. He is known for his description of lulism as a political phenomenon and as one of the theorists of the Brasília Consensus.

Born in São Paulo, Singer graduated in social sciences in 1980 and in journalism 1986, both by the Universidade of São Paulo. He earned his Master's (1993), Doctoral (1998)^[1] and docent (2011) degrees^[2] in social sciences all by the same university.

He was press secretary of the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo (1987–88), Secretary of Media of the Palácio do Planalto (2005–2007) and spokesperson of the president of Brazil in the first term of Lula's government (2003–2007).^[3]

Bibliography

• Book: Singer, André. [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=mUjSeblodsAC}} Esquerda e direita no eleitorado brasileiro: a identificação ideológica nas disputas presidenciais de 1989 e 1994]. 29 August 2015. 1999. EdUSP. 978-85-314-0524-2.
• Book: Singer, André. [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=gvmnBAAAQBAJ}} Os sentidos do lulismo]. 29 August 2015. 30 August 2012. Companhia das Letras. 978-85-8086-358-1.

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20121217110932/https://sistemas.usp.br/tycho/CurriculoLattesMostrar?codpub=F7A0B16BF30F Currículo Lattes.
2. http://descurvo.blogspot.com.br/2011/10/livre-docencia-de-andre-singer-lulismo.html A Livre-Docência de André Singer: Lulismo, Socialismo e o Novo Brasil
3. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u90925.shtml Diplomata vai substituir Singer como porta-voz de Lula