Brazil pays off most debt to int’l organizations as Bolsonaro’s mandate ends
Brasilia, Dec 26 (EFE).- The Brazilian government has paid off most of its debt to international organizations, including the United Nations, over the past week – the last week of President Jair Bolsonaro’s mandate – before the deadline that would have deprived the country of its vote in some of those forums, the government said Monday.
The payment was announced on Monday by the Foreign Ministry in a statement in which it thanked the Economy Ministry for freeing up 4.6 billion reais (about $885 million) to fulfill its financial commitments to the multilateral entities and international banks.
“The Brazilian government spared no effort to resolve the chronic payment irregularity and the debt accumulated from earlier times,” the Foreign Ministry said in its statement.
Despite the fact that the statement attributed the debt to prior governments, most of the outstanding debt has accumulated over the past four years of the ultrarightist Bolsonaro’s term in office, with the president on a number of occasions harshly criticizing international organizations like the UN and the World Health Organization.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the funds released by the Economy Ministry allow Brasilia to pay “almost all” of the country’s debt to international organizations and strengthens Brazil’s position within the multilateral system and international community.
https://www.laprensalatina.com/brazil-pays-off-most-debt-to-intl-organizations-as-bolsonaros-mandate-ends/
28 km/h?
>What's really going on?
Anon has heard loads of shit talk about pilots dropping like flies, but doesn't seem to be a problem here in Brazil.
Anon travelled last week and no planes were cancelled due to staff shortages.