The Brazilian Armed Forces is the unified military organization comprising the Brazilian Army, the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Air Force.
The president of Brazil, officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil or simply the President of the Republic, is both the head of state and the head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'état against Emperor Pedro II. Since then, Brazil has had six constitutions, three dictatorships, and three democratic periods. During the democratic periods, voting has always been compulsory. The Constitution of Brazil, along with several constitutional amendments, establishes the requirements, powers, and responsibilities of the president, their term of office and the method of election.
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 was a Boeing 737-8EH on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro. On the afternoon of 29 September 2006, it collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The Boeing 737 broke up in mid-air and crashed into an area of dense jungle, killing all 154 passengers and crew on board. Despite sustaining serious damage to its left wing and tail, the Embraer Legacy jet landed safely with its seven occupants uninjured.
The Attorney General Office, is a cabinet-level position in the Brazilian government charged with advising the Executive Branch and representing the federal government of Brazil in legal proceedings [legally known as the Union (União)]. The Attorney General is defined under Article 131 of the Brazilian Constitution as one of the essential functions of Brazilian judicial administration, along with the roles performed by the judicial branch, the Prosecutor's office, the public defenders and private lawyers. The current Attorney General is José Levi do Amaral.
The Ministry of Culture of Brazil was a cabinet-level federal ministry created in 1985, in the first month of president's José Sarney government.
The Comptroller General of the Union, was a branch of the Brazilian federal government tasked with assisting the president regarding the treasury and public assets and the government's transparency policies. These tasks were carried out by way of public audits, fraud deterrence procedures, and other sort of internal control, corruption prevention, and ombudsman activities. It was also the central body of the Federal Government Internal Control System, responsible for supervising, managing, and regulating the offices of the government.
The 2009 swine flu pandemic in Brazil began on April 25, 2009 with two people, spreading to 34 over the first two weeks. CDC calculate that Africa and Southeast Asia, which have 38% of the world's population, accounted for a disproportionate 51% of the deaths.
The Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The ministry reports directly to the President of Brazil in formulating policies and guidelines for the development and promotion of fishing and aquaculture. The ministry was established on January 1, 2003 under the name of the Special Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries. Its elevation to ministry level occurred on June 26, 2009 under Law No. 11,958. The current Minister of Fishing is Helder Barbalho.
The Copa Verde is an annual regional knockout football competition that started in 2014, and played by 24 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo.
Fabiano Augusto Martins Silveira is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He is a Legislative Advisor to the Federal Senate of Brazil and was briefly the Minister of Transparency, Supervision and Control of Brazil.
Carlos Higino Ribeiro de Alencar is a Brazilian economist and politician. He was the interim and second Minister of Transparency, Monitoring and Control and was the Executive Secretary of the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU).
Torquato Lorena Jardim is a Brazilian jurist. He was minister of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) from 1988 to 1996 and is currently minister of Transparency, Supervision and CGU, appointed by President Michel Temer.
Osmar José Serraglio is a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and politician affiliated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). Is current Federal Deputy for the state of Paraná and was minister of Justice and Public Security from March to May 2017. He was offered the office of the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and CGU, but he declined, going back to his seat in the Chamber.
Wagner de Campos Rosário is the current Brazilian Minister of Transparency, Supervision and Control, having temporarily assumed the post after the resignation of Torquato Jardim and the refusal of Osmar Serraglio, and became effective thereafter. On November 20, 2018, President-elect Jair Bolsonaro stated that Wagner Campos will remain in the ministry. Rosário served as a career servant at the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Control and, from August 2016 until March 2017, he was executive secretary of the pulp. He was also captain of the Army.
Eduardo Refinetti Guardia is a Brazilian economist and former Finance Minister of Brazil in 2018. He also served as Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, between 2016 and 2018; Secretary of the National Treasury, in the early 2000s. In addition to his political career, between 2010 and 2016, he directed BM&FBOVESPA. Currently, he is a partner and CEO of BTG Pactual Asset management.
Damares Regina Alves is a Brazilian attorney and evangelical pastor. She has been Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women in the Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro. She is the second female minister appointed to the new government as of December 2018. Damares is concerned about issues such as abortion, women trafficking, suicide, juvenile self-harming, and combatting drugs. Alves is engaged directly in the preparation of youth for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and intends to consolidate a pactuated agenda between different ministries of the Federal Government capable of integrating programs, policies, projects and initiatives under the same, articulated perspective of impact—modernizing education.
The Parliamentary Evangelical Front or more simply known as the Evangelical Caucus is a loosely organized group of Protestant, Evangelical, and Pentecostal lawmakers in the Brazilian government and legislature.
A long series of criminal investigations have occurred in Brazil associated with Operation Car Wash, since the first one began in March 2014. These investigations are considered offshoots of the original phased investigations.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Brazil on 25 February 2020, when a man from São Paulo tested positive for the virus. As of 6 May 2020, 125,218 cases have been confirmed in the country, causing 8,536 deaths.
José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior is a Brazilian jurist. He had been Acting Minister of Justice and Public Security between February and March 2017, after the nomination of former minister Alexandre de Moraes to the Supreme Federal Court. He was Prosecutor General of National Finances and licensed professor at the Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP).
