Tag: Defense Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  General Joaquim Silva e Luna, appointed to Petrobras, will be the 17th military in charge of Brazil's state-owned companies. Luna was Defense Minister in the last year of President Michel Temer's administration and has...

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president-elect in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, announced today (Tuesday, November 13th), through social media, the name of Army General Fernando Azevedo e Silva for the post of Defense Minister. "Good morning!...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government of Brazil announced on Tuesday (January 17th) it was authorizing the armed forces to help with the reinforcement of security inside prisons across the country. In practical...