Among almost 2 thousand candidates, only eight were awarded. The announcement of the winners took place in Brasília, Brazil, on Wednesday (21).
Brazil’s Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta received the United Nations (UN) Interagency Task Force Award in New York on Monday (Sep 23). The accolade recognizes measures by the Brazilian government to fight tobacco and reduce deaths stemming from traffic accidents.
Petrobras bagged one of the most important awards in the oil and gas industry granted during the Brazilian edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC Brasil) for the set of innovations developed in the long-duration test of the Libra block, in the pre-salt layer of the
Lieutenant Commander Márcia Andrade Braga, of the Brazilian Navy, is the recipient of the United Nations (UN) Military Gender Advocate of the Year award. She has served in the UN mission in the Central African Republic (Minusca) since 2018.