The Union of Ibero-American Cities and Capitals (UCCI) invited the city of São Paulo to participate as a partner city in the Distrito Federal’s project Strengthening of the School of Socio-Education. This program’s objective is to capacitate public servers who act with the theme of socio-education through professional courses, offered by the University of Brasília, initiating in August. The Coordinator of International Affairs of the Municipal Department of International Affairs, Rodrigo Massi, represented São Paulo City Hall at the opening ceremony this Thursday (05).

The event performed together with the opening class of the course Socio-Education as a Way of Responsibilization and Emancipation of Teenagers, also counted with the participation of the UCCI Vice-Director of International Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco Mugaburu, the International Affairs Office Chief of Distrito Federal, Renata Zuquim, and the General-Coordinator of International Affairs and Cooperation from Rio de Janeiro City Hall, Bruno Oliveira.

The Municipal Department of Assistance and Social Development (SMADS) selected and indicated the technical servers participating in the initiative. The project, aligned with the Decennial Plan of Socio-Educational Service 2015-2015, benefits society by learning of better practices for the resocialization of teenagers in conflict with the law. Along with São Paulo, also participate in the initiative the cities of Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.