Carlos Lupi

Carlos Roberto Lupi is a Brazilian professor and politician. He is the president of the Democratic Labour Party and one of the vice presidents of the Socialist International.
During Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff's government, he was the Minister of Labour and Employment between March 2007 and December 2011.
Lupi was also State Secretary of Government of Rio de Janeiro, State Secretary of Transports of Rio de Janeiro and Federal Deputy for the same state.
Lupi also served as social security minister in the second presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He resigned on 2 May 2025 after a police investigation revealed long-term embezzlement of pension funds by the Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social.