Heni Ozi Cukier, also known as ''Professor HOC'' (born 29 January 1977 in

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) is a

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and

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. In 2018 Heni was elected state

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to serve a 4-year term at the State Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. He's a faculty member for the

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Program at the ESPM college in São Paulo and also teaches

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on his

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channel entitled Professor HOC. From 2017 to 2018 he was Deputy Secretary of Urban Security of the city of

. Heni is also founder of the international political risk analysis consultancy Insight Geopolítico.

Biography

He received his BA in philosophy and his BS in political science from

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, and his master's degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from

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. Cukier spent 7 years living in the U.S. and has worked for the

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at the Security Council in New York, The

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and the Peacebuilding & Development Institute. In 2008 Cukier returned to Brazil and founded the Insight Geopolítico, a consultancy firm in international political risk. He is a frequent public speaker and commentator for most media outlets, including

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, among others. His areas of expertise include

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international conflict Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyzes violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending conflicts (including social conflicts), with a view towards understanding those pro ...

political risk Political risk is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments that political decisions, events, or conditions will significantly affect the profitability of a business actor or the expected value of a given economic action. Po ...

, defense politcy,

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, political and

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, international and domestic security, international organizations,

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and

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. In 2016 he was the chief campaign strategist for the New Party in the municipal elections of São Paulo. In 2017 he became the Deputy Secretary for Urban Security at the City of São Paulo and led the City Cameras (CCTVs) public surveillance program, as well as efforts to tackle the world's largest open drugs scene of crack-cocaine, Crackland. In 2018 Heni was elected state

to serve for a 4-year term at the State Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. In his first year he wrote the state’s pension reform report and lead the approval of the reform as well as the

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. In 2019 Heni approved the law that establishes the State Drug Policy. In 2021 he approved two other laws related to the

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, the "vaccine queue-jumping" and penalties for those who committed crimes of corruption during the pandemic. In July 2021, Heni announced he would run for the Senate in the 2022 elections.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cukier, Heni Ozi Members of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo 1977 births Living people American University alumni Barry University alumni New Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Jews Politicians from São Paulo