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Weekly Report - 26 July 2007 (ISSN 1741-7422)
BRAZIL: New defence minister with mandate for reform
On 25 July Nelson Jobim accepted the defence portfolio on the behest of
President Lula da Silva. This was the third time that Lula requested Jobim to
accept the position. In his inauguration speech, Jobim, from the Partido do
Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (PMDB), said he only accepted the task after
receiving a "carte blanche" from President Lula da Silva to undertake
the necessary changes to renew Brazilians' confidence in the country's aviation
system (following two deadly plane crashes in less than a year). Brazil is one
of the few countries in the hemisphere whose civilian air traffic management is
under military control.
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