Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shuffles Cabinet

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shuffles Cabinet
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro talks to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araujo during the Brazil Investment Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 10, 2019. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made six Cabinet changes on Monday in the biggest ministerial reshuffle since he took office.

Three ministers left the government, including Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, a China hawk whose departure followed mounting criticism from lawmakers of his failure to guarantee additional COVID-19 vaccine supplies from Beijing and Washington.