Tag: Ministry of Defence (Brazil)
Ministry of Defence (Brazil)Brazilian military warn incoming Defence minister forces are ‘non political, non partisan’
A Brazilian retired general and former commander of UN forces in Haiti warned the new Defence minister Celso Amorim to avoid giving the Armed Forces command a ‘left-wing ideological imprint’.
Lula da Silva comes out in strong support Celso Amorim as defence minister
Brazilian former president Lula da Silva came out in full support of the latest cabinet reshuffle by President Dilma Rousseff who sacked the Minister of Defence Nelson Jobim following some derogatory remarks about the cabinet chief and the head of institutional relations (mainly with Congress).
Celso Amorim Brazil’s new Defence minister; Jobim out on derogatory remarks
Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim resigned after criticizing recent government names to reporters and will be replaced by ex-foreign minister Celso Amorim, the president's office said Thursday.
Brazilian military exercise to protect nuclear plants and vast offshore oil deposits
Brazil is holding military exercises along its Atlantic coast with the deployment of 10.000 troops from the three services to ensure the country can protect its nuclear plants and massive offshore oil industry.
Brazilian Contract for Jet Fighters, Another Chip in the EU/Mercosur Trade Talks
French resistance to the resumption of Mercosur European Union trade talks caused great disappointment among the block’s members, but Brazil believes it has a strong bargaining chip for a greater opening of the European agriculture market: the several billions US dollars fighter planes contract for the Brazilian Air Force.
