Carlos Lupi

Carlos Lupi
Lupi in 2023
Minister of Social Security
In office
1 January 2023  2 May 2025
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byCarlos Eduardo Gabas
Succeeded byWolney Queiroz
President of the Democratic Labour Party
Assumed office
23 July 2004
Vice President of the Socialist International
In office
March 2017  25 November 2022
PresidentGeorge Papandreou
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
29 March 2007  4 December 2011
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
Preceded byLuiz Marinho
Succeeded byPaulo Roberto dos Santos Pinto
State Secretary of Government of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 January 1999  28 June 2000
GovernorAnthony Garotinho
State Secretary of Transports of Rio de Janeiro
In office
November 1991  July 1992
GovernorLeonel Brizola
Federal Deputy
In office
1 February 1991  1 February 1995
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
Personal details
Born (1957-03-16) 16 March 1957
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPDT (1980–present)
SpouseÂngela Maria Rocha

Carlos Roberto Lupi (born 16 March 1957) is a Brazilian professor and politician. He is the president of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) and one of the vice presidents of the Socialist International (SI).

During Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Dilma Rousseff's (PT) 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.