Brazil's defense minister ousted after air crash

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Source: Reuters

Brazil's defense minister ousted after air crash
Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:47PM EDT

By Natuza Nery

BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired
his defense minister on Wednesday, heeding calls for the removal
of top aviation officials after nearly 200 people were killed last
week in Brazil's worst air crash.

Waldir Pires was forced out as defense minister after two deadly
plane crashes in less than a year and months of chaos in Brazil's
air traffic system, which is run by the military.

Nelson Jobim, a retired Supreme Court judge and former justice
minister with close ties to Lula, replaced Pires.

"At this time, we needed someone with a different profile to lead
the ministry and especially to deal with the aviation crisis," said
Marcelo Baumbach, the presidential spokesman.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2533953120070725

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1. China kills their bad officials, Brazil fires them, and the US promotes them. nt

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2. LOL. Sadly true. nt.