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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Faria announces the new structure of the Ministry of Communications

The Minister of Communications, Fábio Faria, yesterday announced the definitive structure of that recently recreated ministry and highlights the appointment of Vitor Menezes as Executive Secretary of the ministry, while his previous position, the Secretary of Communications, will now be in headed by Arthur Coimbra, who for several years has directed the Broadband department.

In turn, the former Executive Secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, will now move on to serve as Special Secretary for Communications until the creation of the Secretariat for Social Communication, which he will take over. In addition, it was arranged that Maximiliano Martinhao will be the new secretary of Broadcasting of that ministry.

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