Topic: Nelson Jobim
Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim resigned after criticizing the government to reporters and will be replaced by ex-foreign minister Celso Amorim, the president's office said Thursday.Jobim, 65, took the job in 2007 under then-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and ...
Defense Minister Nelson Jobim has resigned and will be replaced by Brazil's ex-foreign minister, Celso Amorim, according to the president's office.Jobim, 65, who took the job in 2007 under then-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and oversaw a still-pending ...
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff replaced her veteran defense minister on Thursday after he made disparaging comments about fellow officials, adding to a sense that her seven-month-old government is in disarray.He will be replaced by former Foreign Minister ...
Brazil is postponing a long-awaited decision on a multi-billion-dollar purchase of 36 fighter jets until next year as a result of massive budget cuts, a Brazilian newspaper reported Saturday.Major daily O Estado de Sao Paulo cited four unnamed government ministers as ...
0 . Brazil's overburdened airports cannot meet demand and are a "growing disaster" that could embarrass the country during the upcoming Olympic...
<div id="subtitle">US defense chief says nuclear conference is first real world effort to corral loose nukes</div><div><p>The gathering of nearly 50 world leaders this week represents the first real concerted international effort to confront the threat of ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Brazil signed an agreement on Monday meant to bolster military ties, but Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim did not offer any hint about a key defense contract sought by U.S.-based Boeing ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will sign a defense accord with Brazil and then travel to South America next week, looking to strengthen ties in a region being courted by Iran, China and Russia.Gates will sign the agreement on Monday ...
The United States, France and Sweden are on the threshold of finding out which will be chosen to supply Brazil with modern fighter jets in a much-anticipated deal worth billions.Brasilia is expected to announce in September which shortlisted company -- Boeing of ...
There is "no doubt" that debris spotted by aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean came from a missing Air France flight carrying 228 people, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday.Jobim made the announcement to reporters in Rio de Janeiro after visiting ...
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Brazil's support to the Evo Morales' administration
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VII 'Latin America Aero & Defence' fair (LAED) in Rio de Janeiro
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