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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Marcela Ayres

Brazil's Lula names ex-Sao Paulo mayor Haddad as finance minister

Chief of Staff of the Presidency nominee Rui Costa and defence minister nominee Jose Mucio attend a news conference at the transition government building in Brasilia, Brazil December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday picked a trusted ally, former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, as his finance minister, ending days of speculation over a key appointment.

Lula is set to take office on Jan. 1 after narrowly defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October.

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