The President’s Government Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) formalized the appointment of the former Minister of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Carlos França to serve as Brazil’s Ambassador to Canada. The measure was formalized in this Wednesday’s edition (June 21, 2023) of the GIVE (Official Journal of the Union). Here is the complete of the decree (154 Kb).

as the Power360 shown, the indication was already expected. In the coming days, Carlos França must go through a sabbath in the Senate. If approved, it will be located in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

According to information from Itamaraty, Carlos França was approved by the Canadian government last month to hold the position. the request of OK (a French word meaning “agreement”) was sent by Lula’s government in April.

Carlos França was Bolsonaro’s minister from April 2021 to December 2022. In place of Ernesto Araújo, he led a management without surprise or conflict with other countries, such as China, led by his predecessor.

He is a career diplomat and has worked in Itamaraty since 1991. He started in the administration department. In 1997, he participated in the ceremony of the presidency of the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB). Subsequently, he served in the United States, Paraguay and Bolivia.

In 2011, he returned to ceremonial, in the government of Dilma Rousseff (PT). In 2015, he graduated from Itamaraty and left to work in the private sector. He held the position of Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Affairs at AG SA, of the Andrade Gutierrez group.

In 2017, returning to his diplomatic career, he led the ceremonials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as Deputy Head of Ceremonials of the Presidency. Under Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019, he became head of post.