Tag: Salim Mattar

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Brazil planning to sell assets worth some US$ 36,3 billion during this fiscal year

  

  Brazil hopes to sell assets worth 150 billion reais (US$ 36.33 billion) in 2020, privatizations secretary Salim Mattar said, adding that the focus this year will be on selling subsidiaries of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ELET6.SA).

• Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 06:47 UTC

  Bolsonaro administration has privatized some US$ 20bn of assets

  

  Brazil has privatized nearly US$ 20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister. Secretary of state for privatization, divestment and markets Salim Mattar announced that the government’s sweeping program of privatization was going as planned.