▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁influen cing ▁the ▁make - up ▁of ▁state ▁technical ▁comm issions ▁and ▁municipal ▁health ▁coun c ils . ▁ ▁Found ers ▁Francisco ▁August o ▁Vie ira ▁N unes , ▁or ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁affection ately ▁named ▁Bac ur au , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁leaders ▁in ▁establish ing ▁Mor han ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Bac ur au ▁contract ed ▁le pro s y ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁le per ▁col ony ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁ad oles c ence . ▁Bac ur au ▁was ▁Mor han ' s ▁first ▁National ▁Co ordin ator . ▁Thomas ▁F rist , ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁social ▁scient ist ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁project ▁involving ▁patients ▁from ▁the ▁communities ▁surrounding ▁the ▁old ▁le per ▁col ony ▁hosp it als ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁Mor han . ▁Another ▁founder ▁Crist iano ▁Tor res , ▁who ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁prevent ion ▁cent ers ▁and ▁le per ▁col ony ▁hosp it als ▁since ▁his ▁child hood ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁res o cial ize ▁patients ▁from ▁the ▁Mar it uba ▁Col ony ▁in ▁Bel ém , ▁Par á . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁regional ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁his ▁state ▁and ▁has