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Foreign minister downplays WHO
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araújo criticized what he sees as "the vilification of those who do not defend full confinement" to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. For him, the World Health Organization (WHO) should not be seen as a "...
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Agriculture minister says food prices will rise
The Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, told Valor that the Brazilian government does condemn the invasion of Ukraine led by Vladimir Putin — despite President Jair Bolsonaro insists on a neutral stand regarding the war.She describes the scenar...
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Petrobras treats gas policy with negligence, minister says
Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira classified as "negligent" the attitude of Petrobras regarding the natural gas policy in Brazil. According to him, "there are inexplicable distortions" in the company’s performance, "also from an ethi...
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Appellate judge releases former Education minister
Appellate Judge Ney Bello ordered Thursday the release of the former minister Milton Ribeiro and other four people suspected of taking part in a corruption scheme in the Ministry of Education. The magistrate is one of the names listed to take a posit...
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Can we expect something from new Foreign minister?
Carlos França, Brazil's new minister of Foreign Affairs, knows well where he is and why. He had a virtual meeting scheduled with Senator Kátia Abreu (Progressive Party, PP, of Tocantins) for the coming days. President of the Committee on Foreign...
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Lula appoints justice minister to Supreme Court
President Lula appointed Justice Minister Flávio Dino to the Federal Supreme Court and Paulo Gonet as prosecutor-general. The two were received by Mr. Lula on Monday at the Alvorada Palace, the president’s official residence. The choices were m...
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Minister wants new pricing policy for Petrobras
Petrobras faced on Wednesday a day of internal tensions and stock market oscillations caused by the statements of Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira about changes in the company’s fuel price policy.In an interview with Globonews chann...
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Lula confirms Lewandowski as Minister of Justice
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made the official announcement of former Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Ricardo Lewandowski as the new Minister of Justice (MJ) and promised to give him ‘carte blanche’ to build his team in the min...
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Environment minister defends 'globalization' of ethanol
In an event promoted Wednesday by Valor, Environment minister Joaquim Leite said he will propose at COP26, which will start on the 31st in Glasgow, Scotland, "more financial ambition to encourage programs such as the Brazilian ethanol". He defended t...
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Haddad takes over as Finance minister promising new fiscal anchor
In his first speech in office, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad advocated the importance of working with "feasible targets" for public accounts. He ruled out, for example, a primary deficit lower than R$60 billion for this year. As for the new fiscal...
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In Bolsonaro's crosshairs, Health minister says he stays
President Jair Bolsonaro got very close on Monday to dismissing his minister of Health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, with whom he has been publicly disagreeing for some days. But after a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace, Mr. Mandetta called a pr...
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Minister under pressure to explain role of evangelical pastors
Education Minister Milton Ribeiro was recorded admitting to give priority to the release of funds through the intermediation of evangelical pastors with no connection to the government. As a result, he has been under pressure, even by the governing c...
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Finance minister avoids committing to zero deficit by 2024
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad Monday avoided committing himself to the target of a zero primary balance by 2024, adding to the turmoil that hit the market on Friday. According to Mr. Haddad, his goal "is set" and he will "seek fiscal balance in al...
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The minister Bolsonaro tasked with winning the Northeast
Regional Development Minister Rogério Marinho, the biggest advocate of the government relaxing the spending cap, is the man President Jair Bolsonaro tasked with the mission of wresting the Northeast from the hands of the opposition, especially from t...
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Paraguay wants to be a China for Brazil, minister says
Paraguay wants to replace as many imports of Chinese products as possible in Brazil, taking advantage of low labor costs and rising productivity. This strategy is part of the new Paraguayan government’s plan. The president, who took office on A...
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?Peace and love' Bolsonaro is here to stay, minister says
The government is reaching the 600-day milestone after several clashes with other branches of government decided to maintain a better dialogue with the other institutions. "We see that the result for society is better," Secretariat of Government Mini...
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Argentina is unable to pay IMF, says Economy minister
Argentina wants three years without paying what it owes to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Unlike what the original agreement with the fund says, Argentina's Economy Minister Martín Guzmán told Valor that the country cannot afford to pay ...
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Government pushes for former minister as Vale CEO
Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira called Vale’s shareholders on Wednesday to push for the appointment of former minister Guido Mantega as CEO of the mining giant. The news was first reported by newspaper O Globo’s columnist ...
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Health minister uses presidential palace to say goodbye
Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta admitted on Wednesday being about to leave the post because of divergences with President Jair Bolsonaro. He made the presidential palace the stage for his farewell from the government, in a press conference bro...
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Agriculture minister to meet fertilizer exporters in Canadá
Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina embarks on Friday for a new round of negotiations with fertilizer exporters. This time, the destination is Canada, the main supplier of potassium chloride to Brazilian producers. She will meet with Canadian execut...
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Decotelli resigns after five days as Education Minister
Carlos Alberto Decotelli handed President Jair Bolsonaro his letter of resignation on Tuesday, five days after being appointed Education minister. The new minister chosen to replace Abraham Weintraub would be inaugurated Tuesday, but the ceremony had...
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Finance minister sees room for further fuel price cuts
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday that Petrobras has not yet cut fuel prices to the extent it needs to. The room to cut prices again would be a way to offset the return of social taxes Pis/Pasep and Cofins levied on fuels, which is exp...
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Presidency tries to reduce role of Health minister
The Planalto Palace acted on Monday to reduce the role of Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta in handling the coronavirus crisis. Yet Mr. Mandetta maintained a line opposed to that of President Jair Bolsonaro, advocating a technical and scientific...
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Yanomami are victims of 'atrocity,' environment minister says
The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, said that the Yanomami crisis in Roraima is an "unspeakable atrocity" caused by the government of Jair Bolsonaro. According to the minister, the federal government is acting to recover the territory and ...
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Finance minister unveils measures to collect R$110bn more
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad explained on Monday how much the government intends to raise with the first package of measures to make Brazil’s new fiscal rules sustainable. According to Mr. Haddad, the taxation of electronic gambling, the li...