Brazil’s Bolsonaro to tap Guedes as head of economy super ministry: advisers

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro will name Paulo Guedes to head a planned super ministry combining the current planning, finance and industry ministries, Bolsonaro’s future chief of staff Onyx Lorenzoni said on Tuesday.

Bolsonaro wants to cut the number of ministries by nearly half and his controversial plans include combining the agriculture and environment ministries, his top advisers said.

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