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New Head of Brazil's Petrobras Rules Out Political Appointments in Future

© REUTERS / Ueslei MarcelinoA worker paints a tank of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company in Brasilia, Brazil in this September 30, 2015 file photo
A worker paints a tank of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company in Brasilia, Brazil in this September 30, 2015 file photo - Sputnik International
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Pedro Parente, the new head of Brazil's state oil and gas company Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), ruled out political appointments in the company in the future.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, Parente, the former head of agribusiness group Bunge, was confirmed as the new head of Petrobras which was hit by corruption schemes linked to the country’s top officials.

"[Acting Brazilian President] Michel Temer gave a very clear orientation… There will be no political appointments in Petrobras… This greatly facilitated my decision [to accept the job offer]," Parente told reporters Thursday as quoted by the Financial Times newspaper.

In 2014, corruption schemes in Petrobras were revealed, triggering a wave of discontent in Brazil toward President Dilma Roussef who headed the company in 2003-2010.

The upper house of the Brazilian parliament voted 55-22 earlier in May to start impeachment proceedings against Rousseff after she was accused of concealing the country’s budget deficit ahead of the 2014 re-election.

The 68-year-old has been suspended from office for 180 days, pending trial. Vice President Michel Temer is assuming presidency during that period.

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