Arildo Mota Lopes

Arildo Mota Lopes is the president of Unisol (Central de Cooperatives and Solidarity Enterprises of Brazil), an NGO linked to the Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos do ABC. He has a background as a former director of the union and is affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). Lopes has gained attention recently due to the NGO's contract with the Brazilian Ministry of Labor for a project aimed at waste management in the Yanomami indigenous territory, underscoring the role of NGOs in addressing environmental and social issues.