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Rio Grande do Sul governor-elect reiterates plan to cut state secretariats
Rio Grande do Sul governor-elect Luciano Zucco reiterated his plan to reduce the number of state government secretariats.
He made the statement on Tuesday at the opening of the 35th Mercopar fair in Caxias do Sul, in southern Brazil.
Mercopar is an industrial innovation fair.
Zucco said the proposed reduction is intended to lower public administration costs.
Secretariats are state government departments, and reducing their number would change how the administration is organized.
No details or timeline for the plan were given.
Rio Grande do Sul governor-elect Luciano Zucco reaffirmed his plan to reduce the number of state secretariats.
He said the change would aim to lower public administration costs.
Zucco made the statement at the opening of the 35th Mercopar industrial innovation fair.
The event was held in Caxias do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region.
- Who
- Luciano Zucco, governor-elect of Rio Grande do Sul.
- What
- He reiterated his plan to reduce the number of state secretariats.
- When
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Where
- At the opening of the 35th Mercopar in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.
- Why
- To reduce public administration costs.
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- Governor-elect
- Luciano Zucco (PL)
- Proposed change
- Reduce the number of state secretariats
- Stated aim
- Lower public administration costs
- Event
- 35th Mercopar industrial innovation fair
- Location
- Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul