Scholars & Patrons
Almir Pazzianotto Pinto
Lawyer registered with the OAB-SP, under nº 13.050.
Primary, Gym and Scientific, in Capivari, at Grupo Escolar Augusto Castanho and Instituto de Educação Honorato Faustino.
Bachelor in Legal Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas. He graduated degree in 1960.
Specialization in Economic Law and Company Law – University of São Paulo – São Paulo, 1968.
Specialization in Civil Procedural Law – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – 1973.
He worked as a lawyer and legal advisor in the following unions:
Federation of Workers in the Spinning and Weaving Industries of the State of São Paulo;
Union of Workers in the Spinning and Weaving Industries of Porto Feliz;
Federation of Workers in the Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electrical Material Industries of the State of São Paulo; Federation of Workers in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries of the State of São Paulo; Union of Workers in the Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electrical Material Industries of São Paulo;
Chair No. 1
Patronus: Roberto Barreto Prado
Union of Workers in the Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electrical Material Industries of São Bernardo do Campo and Diadema;
Union of Workers in the Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electrical Material Industries of Guarulhos;
Union of Workers in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries of São Paulo;
Union of Workers in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano, Rio Grande da Serra, Ribeirão Pires, Mauá;
Union of Workers in the Plastic Material Industries of São Paulo.
State Deputy, elected for three terms: 1974; 1978; 1982.
Secretary of State for Labor Relations: 1983-1985.
Minister of State for Labour: 1985-1988.
Lifetime Minister of the Superior Labor Court, appointed in 1988; he held the positions of General Inspector; Vice President and President (retired from the presidency in 2002).
Contributor to books and articles published in daily newspapers and specialized magazines.
Distinguished with decorations, medals and honorary citizenship titles.
Member of the National Academy of Labor Law; Paulista Academy of Magistrates; Institute of Lawyers of São Paulo; São Paulo Lawyers Association; Founding partner of the Brazilian Association for Sustainable Economic and Social Development – ADESS.
Honorary Fellow of the Industrial Relations Institute University of Wisconsin – Madison
Academy Honorary President Paulista in Labor Law – APDT.
Books:
“The old trade union question”, Editora LTr, SP, 1995;
“Negotiation Reflections & Criticism”, Editora Casa de Qualidade, Salvador, BA, 1995;
“Brief History of Labor Law in Brazil”, Genesis Editora, Curitiba, PR, 2000;
“Selected Labor Law Issues”, Genesis Editora, Curitiba, PR, 2001;
“Work Cooperatives”, Genesis Editora, Curitiba, PR, 2001;
“The Future of Work”, Lex Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2006;
“Law and Politics”, Editora Consulex, Brasília, DF, 2008;
“100 Years of Unionism”, Lex Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2007;
“The Point and the Curve” Loquí Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2013;
“The Transition”, Loquí Editora, São Paulo, SP, 2015.
“The False Republic”, Editora Anjo-SP, 2017.
Contact: almir@apdt.com.br