Sonia Fleury

Sonia Maria Fleury Teixeira also simply known as Sonia Fleury, is a Brazilian political scientist, researcher and professor. She has written and published over 120 research articles in scientific magazines and editorials.

Career

Sonia holds a doctorate degree in political science, bachelor's degree in psychology and also pursued her master's degree in sociology. She has been a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame in USA.
She has served as a prominent researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and also served as a professor at the National School of Public Health in Brazil until 1995. In addition, she has also worked as a consultant for Brazilian social ministries, IDB, UNDP, World Bank, WHO, SELA and CLAD.
She currently serves as a senior researcher at the Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas, Fundação Getulio Vargas. Sonia has also been often critical about Brazilian government's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.