The President of the Republic accepted the proposal of the Prime Minister to appoint Carlos López Pires as the new Minister of Defense, who will be sworn in on Thursday, the President of the Republic announced.
Carlos López Pires will replace Marco Capitan Ferreira, who resigned from government on July 7, the day he became the case for the Perfect Storm process.
“The President of the Republic accepted the proposal of the Prime Minister to appoint Carlos Alberto Rajeb López Pires as the new Secretary of State for National Defense of the XXIII Constitutional Government at the Belém Palace,” reads a note issued by the Presidium of the Republic. .
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal

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