ABOUT

PhD in Labor Law from USP Law School (2017), supervised by Jorge Luiz Souto Maior, with dissertation approved with honors and distinction. Master’s degree in Labor Law (2012, approved with honors) and bachelor’s degree in Law (2008) from the same institution. Guest researcher, in a postdoctoral position, at CéSor/EHESS/CNRS, under the supervision of Michael Löwy (2018), and at the Federal University of Bahia, under the supervision of Lawrence Estivalet (2023-2024). Lead researcher of the Labor and Capital Research Group (GPTC-USP) and coordinator of Interpretar e Transformar o Brasil – Núcleo de Estudos (IeTB-UFMG). Coordinates the outreach project Assessoria Jurídica Universitária e Popular – AJUP-UFMG. He is a member of the Institute for Research, Rights and Social Movements – IPDMS, having been part of its national secretariat (2020-2022). He was director of ADUFLA-Trade Union Section (2017-2019), 1st secretary of the Eastern Region and in charge of Legal Affairs at ANDES-SN (2020-2023), a trade union entity that he currently chairs (2023-2025). He coordinated a research team on serious human rights violations committed by the Fiat company during the Brazilian corporate-military dictatorship (1964-1985), in collaboration with CAAF/UNIFESP and financed by the TAC signed between Volkswagen and the MPF. Was part of a research team on massacres in the countryside during the New Republic period, led by IPDMS and the Pastoral Land Commission. Was a professor at the Federal University of Lavras (2016-2019) and several other educational institutions, having practiced popular advocacy prior to his entry into the federal public service.

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RESEARCH PROJECT

Conducts research and supervises in the projects:

Labor Law and Critique (research line 3, History, Power and Freedom)
Marxist Criticism of Political Economy, Law and the State (research line 3, History, Power and Freedom)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Crítica ao Direito do Trabalho Insustentável.
REVISTA JURÍDICA TRABALHO E DESENVOLVIMENTO HUMANO, v. 6, p. 1-29, 2023.

Ente crises de civilização: ascenso e ocaso das funções capitalistas do Direito do Trablaho e as novas tarefas tático-ambientais da proteção jurídica das trabalhadoras e trabalhadores.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ESTUDOS POLÍTICOS, v. 124, p. 207-253,2022.

Direito do trabalho como barricada: sobre o uso tático da proteção jurídica das trabalhadoras e trabalhadores.
Belo Horizonte: RTM, 2022.

Direito do trabalho vivo.
TEORIA JURÍDICA COTNEMPORÂNEA. v. 6, p. 1-27, 2021.

Ecossocialismo e humanismo.
GERMINAL: MARXISMO E EDUCAÇÃO EM DEBATE, v .13, p. 551-534, 2021.

Da “revolução inacabada” à “guerra ética”: Bensaïd como defensor e crítico dos direitos humanos.
SÉCULO XXI – REVISTA DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS, v. 10, p. 103-144, 2020.

Duas provocações ecossocailistas e abolicionsitas à luz dos desastres empresariais de Mariana e Brumadinho.
INSURGÊNCIA: REVISTA DE DIREITOS E MOVIMENTOS SOCIAIS, v. 5, p. 119-133, 2019.

Onze proposições sobre o Direito do Trabalho desde a perspectiva ecossocialista.
TEORIA JURÍDICA CONTEMPORÂNEA, v. 4, p. 89-110, 2019.

Sobre o uso da miséria historiográfica e a relevância da investigação histórica na aplicação do direito do trabalho.
REVISTA DA FACULDADE DE DIREITO DA UFG, v. 43, p. 1-25, 2019.

Ideologia do contrato de trabalho.
São Paulo: Ltr, 2016.

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AREAS OF INTEREST

Labor Law, Marxist Critique of Law, Trade Union Law, Environmental Law, Ecosocialism.

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LINKS OF INTEREST

Google Scholar | Academia Edu | ORCID

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PRODUCTION AND SUPERVISION INDICATORS

Continuum UFMG | Somos UFMG

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MAILING ADDRESS

Faculdade de Direito da UFMG
Avenida João Pinheiro, 100
11º andar do Edifício Villas-Boas
Centro, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-180