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On its Article 61, the Constitution of Brazil defines that the President of Brazil is the high responsible for the country's internal and foreign affairs being, therefore, one of his attributions the appointments of ambassadors and other diplomatic offices. [1] The ambassadors of Brazil are the main representatives of the Brazilian government's interests in diplomatic dealings with other nations and their appointment by the President must be followed by an approval of the Senate Foreign Affairs and National Defense Commission. [2] [3] [4]
In his third presidential term, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed new ambassadors for many Brazilian diplomatic missions abroad. [5] [6] On 22 March 2023, the Federal Senate formally received the appointment of 7 ambassadors from the Planalto Palace with the prediction that 13 appointments would be sent in a long term. [7]
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Botswana | João Genésio de Almeida Filho | TBD (Confirmed 4 July 2023) | — |
Egypt — | Paulino de Carvalho Neto | TBD (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
Malawi — | Arthur Villanova Nogueira | TBD (Confirmed 31 May 2023) | — |
Morocco | Alexandre Lopes Parola | TBD (Confirmed 4 July 2023) | — |
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Argentina | Julio Glinternick Bitelli | 15 July 2023 (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
Canada | Carlos Alberto França | TBD (Confirmed 2 August 2023) | — |
Cuba | Christian Vargas | 7 July 2023 (Confirmed 23 May 2023) | — |
Dominican Republic | Carlos Coutinho Perez | Announced 14 July 2023 | — |
Peru | Clemente Baena Soares | TBD (Confirmed 24 May 2023) | — |
United States | Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti | 30 June 2023 (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Bahrain | Adriano Silva Pucci | September 2023 (Confirmed 4 July 2023) | — |
India — | Kenneth Haczynski da Nóbrega | 21 August 2023 (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
Indonesia | George Monteiro Prata | TBD (Confirmed 31 May 2023) | — |
Iran | Eduardo Gradilone Neto | Announced 30 May 2023 | — |
Israel | Frederico Salomão Meyer | TBD (Confirmed 23 May 2023) | — |
Myanmar | Gustavo Rocha de Menezes | Announced 20 June 2023 | — |
Oman | Alfredo Martinho Leoni | Announced 25 May 2023 | — |
Philippines | Gilberto Guimarães de Moura | Announced 30 June 2023 | — |
Qatar | Marcelo Loures da Costa | Announced 10 July 2023 | — |
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Maria Clara Duclos Carisio | Announced 5 July 2023 | — |
Bulgaria — | Paulo Tarrisse da Fontoura | Announced 26 May 2023 | — |
Croatia | Silvana Polich | TBD (Confirmed 4 July 2023) | — |
France — | Ricardo Neiva Tavares | 26 May 2023 (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
Greece | Paulo Castilhos França | TBD (Confirmed 24 May 2023) | — |
Holy See | Everton Vieira Vargas | — | |
Italy –
| Renato Mosca de Souza | TBD (Confirmed 21 June 2023) | — |
Netherlands | Fernando Simas Magalhães | 6 September 2023 (Confirmed 31 May 2023) | — |
Romania | Ricardo Guerra de Araújo | TBD (Confirmed 21 June 2023) | — |
United Kingdom | Antonio Patriota | TBD (Confirmed 21 June 2023) | — |
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Australia —
| Claudio de Matos Arruda | TBD (Confirmed 6 July 2023) | — |
Country | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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United Nations | Sérgio França Danese | 6 July 2023 (Confirmed 17 May 2023) | — |
International Civil Aviation Organization | Michel Arslanian Neto | TBD (Confirmed 24 May 2023) | — |
International Atomic Energy Agency | Claudia Vieira Santos | TBD (Confirmed 4 July 2023) | — |
World Trade Organization | Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota | TBD (Confirmed 24 May 2023) | — |
Organization of American States | Benoni Belli | 26 July 2023 (Confirmed 24 May 2023) | — |
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