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Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Shut Down Key Posts
03/28/2017 - 12H35
PATRÍCIA CAMPOS MELLO
FROM SÃO PAULO
Brazil's minister of foreign affairs initiated a process that will reduce the number of diplomats occupying so-called A posts, which are more coveted and expensive than the rest, such as the embassies in New York, London and Paris.
A memo addressed to embassies considered to have sufficient or even excessive diplomats working for them was sent out on Monday (27).
In it, the minister requests a report on all the employees working at each of these places, along with a detailed description of their duties.
Itamaraty, Brazil's ministry of foreign affairs, will use these reports to determine where cuts will be implemented.
More:
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2017/03/1870422-brazils-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-to-shut-down-key-posts.shtml