on 25 august 2009 president lula, accompanied by first lady marisa leticia, the minister of education, fernando haddad, the mayor of sao bernardo do campo, luiz marinho, the deputy mayor, frank aguiar, and the senator of the state of são paulo, aloisio mercadante, laid the foundation stone of the campus of ufabc the city of são bernardo do campo. the campus of são bernardo do campo ufabc has six blocks.