Bolsonaro Names First Black Cabinet Member as Education Minister
- Carlos Decotelli is eleventh military member to join cabinet
- In interview, Decotelli said he would avoid ideology
Jair Bolsonaro with Carlos Alberto Decotelli
Source: Office of the Brazilian President
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has nominated his first Black cabinet member to the job of education minister, replacing one of his most vocal supporters who had stepped down amid clashes with Supreme Court justices.
Carlos Alberto Decotelli, a professor and a naval reserve officer, will also be the 11th member of Brazil’s armed forces assuming a senior cabinet position. Bolsonaro made the announcement via Twitter, where he posted the incoming minister’s credentials and a photo of the two men together.