Diogo Esteves is Master in Law and Sociology and doctoral researcher at the Fluminense Federal University’s Program of Sociology and Law (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Direito da Univeridade Federal Fluminense – PPGSD/UFF), where he conducts comparative studies on access to justice and legal aid. He is Professor at Foundation Superior School of Public Defender’s Office of Rio de Janeiro (Fundação Escola Superior da Defensoria Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – FESUDEPERJ), where he teaches Brazilian legal aid since 2012. He is also a Public Defender of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (since 2008) and works representing vulnerable people in civil and criminal cases. His research resulted in several books and articles on the subject of access to justice and legal aid, including: “Access to Justice in Brazil – The Brazilian Legal Aid Model”, co-authored with A. Castro, C. Alves and F. Silva (2017); “Princípios Institucionais da Defensoria Pública”, co-authored with F. Silva (2018); and ブラジルにおける司法アクセス・ブラジルの法律扶助モデル co-authored with T. Ikenaga and C. Alves (Jiyu to Seigi – 2017).
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André Luis Machado de Castro is Master Degree in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ). He was General Coordinator of the Inter-American Association of Public Defenders (Asociación Interamericana de Defensorías Públicas – AIDEF AIDEF), President of the Brazilian National Association of Public Defenders (Associação Brasileira das Defensoras e Defensores Públicos – ANADEP) and Chief Public Defender of State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
