#Kingston, Jamaica, February 6, 2023 – Director-designate of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., was sworn into office on Tuesday (January 31), during a ceremony in the United States (US) capital, Washington DC. He succeeds Dr. Carissa Etienne, under whose tenure he served as Assistant Director, and will commence […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , appointed 16 ministers on Thursday, tapping two members of his party who oversaw states in Brazil's northeast to run the country's education and welfare systems.
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Incoming Brazil president Lula da Silva, whose term begins on January 1, announced 16 new ministers and has pledged to "rebuild the country" when Jair Bolsonaro leaves power.