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Bolsonaro changes energy minister amid fuel-price row

President Jair Bolsonaro replaced his energy minister on Wednesday after frequently criticizing Petrobras’ fuel price hikes, which are blamed for boosting inflation and undermining his popularity five months before elections. According to a note in the official gazette, Bento Albuquerque, Bolsonaro’s energy minister since the far-right president took office in 2019, will be replaced by … Read more

Brazil’s Petrobras names new CEO amid fuel price row with Bolsonaro

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The board of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras on Thursday named Jose Mauro Coelho as third CEO in just over a year after President Jair Bolsonaro fired his predecessors in a stand-off over fuel hikes. Coelho was appointed for a one-year period, Petrobras said in a statement. He was the officials choice to succeed Joaquim … Read more