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Brazilian oversight of NGOs will be tightly controlled: new president
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 7, 2019 / 7:26 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Brazilian oversight of NGOs will be tightly controlled: new president
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Funding of nongovernmental organizations working in Brazil will be rigidly controlled, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, reflecting increased oversight by his new right-wing administration over such groups.
Plans to boost scrutiny over public funds that NGOs receive has raised concern that their activities might be restricted by a nationalist government that has criticized foreign interference in the Amazon region.
The responsibility for monitoring NGOs has been put in the hands of Government Secretary Carlos dos Santos Cruz, a retired Army general who said the initiative will help determine whether the organizations are fulfilling their role of carrying out work that complements government actions.
An executive order issued last week gave the new administration potentially far-reaching and restrictive powers over NGOs.
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Brazilian oversight of NGOs will be tightly controlled: new president
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Funding of nongovernmental organizations working in Brazil will be rigidly controlled, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, reflecting increased oversight by his new right-wing administration over such groups.
Plans to boost scrutiny over public funds that NGOs receive has raised concern that their activities might be restricted by a nationalist government that has criticized foreign interference in the Amazon region.
The responsibility for monitoring NGOs has been put in the hands of Government Secretary Carlos dos Santos Cruz, a retired Army general who said the initiative will help determine whether the organizations are fulfilling their role of carrying out work that complements government actions.
An executive order issued last week gave the new administration potentially far-reaching and restrictive powers over NGOs.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-ngo/brazilian-oversight-of-ngos-will-be-tightly-controlled-new-president-idUSKCN1P113E
