Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy Bento Albuquerque said Friday (Oct 18) that the project to privatize the state-run Eletrobras is to be submitted to Congress by November at the latest.
The Brazilian Congress on Thursday (26) passed part of a constitutional amendment bill authorizing the government to hold a mega-auction for the concession of pre-salt oil exploration areas early in November.
President Bolsonaro said in Brasília Sunday (Jun 30) he expects Congress to be one of the first to approve the free-trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) signed Friday (28).
Leaders from 13 political parties on Tuesday (Mar. 26) released a note supporting the reform in Brazil’s pension system, with a set of conditions.
Joined by Economy Minister Paulo Guedes and Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni Wednesday morning (Feb. 20), President Jair Bolsonaro handed over to the lower house the bill for the reform in Brazil’s pension system.