Mário Frias (born October 9, 1971 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian
telenovela actor, and current Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet
position in president Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration.Frias
took office on June 23, 2020. He is the fifth in the position since
Bolsonaro's dissolution of the Ministry of Culture in 2019, and took
office over a month after the previous secretary, Regina Duarte, was
removed.Several artists, both supporters and critics of Bolsonaro's
government, condemned the choice of Frias for Special Secretary of
Culture. They argued that Frias is unfit for the job, that the
government's office nominations were a 'joke', and compared him to
former Education Minister Abraham Weintraub, who was involved in many
controversies and faced heavy criticism for his actions during his
time in office. Similarly to Weintraub, Frias was mocked for making
grammar mistakes on tweets he posted after taking office.
telenovela actor, and current Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet
position in president Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration.Frias
took office on June 23, 2020. He is the fifth in the position since
Bolsonaro's dissolution of the Ministry of Culture in 2019, and took
office over a month after the previous secretary, Regina Duarte, was
removed.Several artists, both supporters and critics of Bolsonaro's
government, condemned the choice of Frias for Special Secretary of
Culture. They argued that Frias is unfit for the job, that the
government's office nominations were a 'joke', and compared him to
former Education Minister Abraham Weintraub, who was involved in many
controversies and faced heavy criticism for his actions during his
time in office. Similarly to Weintraub, Frias was mocked for making
grammar mistakes on tweets he posted after taking office.
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