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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Marta Nogueira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier

Lula to appoint Prates as Petrobras CEO, aide says

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a Christmas reunion with waste pickers, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will appoint Senator Jean Paul Prates of his Workers Party to be the next chief executive of state-run oil company Petrobras, a member of his transition team said on Thursday.

Deyvid Bacelar, the head of oil workers' union FUP, revealed Lula's choice on social media minutes after the leftist leader announced 15 picks for his future cabinet and said his vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, will double as industry and trade minister.

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