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Brazil replaces far-right education minister with conspiracy theorist
Source: The Guardian
Brazil replaces far-right education minister with conspiracy theorist
President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement for Ricardo Vélez has blamed communists for introducing crack
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Tue 9 Apr 2019 08.01 BST Last modified on Tue 9 Apr 2019 14.42 BST
When news broke that Brazil’s president had sacked his controversial far-right education minister, any hopes that Jair Bolsonaro might have moderated his views lasted about as long as it took Brazilians to research his replacement.
The new minister, Abraham Weintraub, is an economist and university professor who spent most of his career in the financial sector and has voiced rightwing conspiracy theories – arguing last year that crack was deliberately introduced in Brazil as part of a communist plot.
Before joining Bolsonaro’s transition team to work on an overhaul of the pensions system, Weintraub was a professor at the Federal University of São Paulo. He worked 18 years at the Votorantim bank, becoming chief economist.
On Monday, Weintraub was brought in to replace Ricardo Vélez, whose brief stint in government was marked by a string of controversies.
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President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement for Ricardo Vélez has blamed communists for introducing crack
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Tue 9 Apr 2019 08.01 BST Last modified on Tue 9 Apr 2019 14.42 BST
When news broke that Brazil’s president had sacked his controversial far-right education minister, any hopes that Jair Bolsonaro might have moderated his views lasted about as long as it took Brazilians to research his replacement.
The new minister, Abraham Weintraub, is an economist and university professor who spent most of his career in the financial sector and has voiced rightwing conspiracy theories – arguing last year that crack was deliberately introduced in Brazil as part of a communist plot.
Before joining Bolsonaro’s transition team to work on an overhaul of the pensions system, Weintraub was a professor at the Federal University of São Paulo. He worked 18 years at the Votorantim bank, becoming chief economist.
On Monday, Weintraub was brought in to replace Ricardo Vélez, whose brief stint in government was marked by a string of controversies.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/09/brazil-replaces-far-right-education-minister-with-conspiracy-theorist
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