Military officials fear losing influence in decisions related to the nuclear sector.
Military officials view a potential change in state-owned nuclear companies, with the possible departure of officers from leadership positions as suggested by the transition team, as negative.
247 - The depoliticization of the Armed Forces will be one of the biggest challenges for the future Minister of Defense in Lula's government, José Múcio Monteiro, since the military fears being excluded from areas considered strategic, such as state-owned companies that work with nuclear energy. Nuclep (Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados) and INB (Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil) "are major suppliers of equipment to the Navy, and there are several strategic partnerships for the development of technologies between the Navy and the state-owned company," the source highlights. Folha de S. Paul.
"This sector is currently under the umbrella of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, whose organizational structure has been strengthened under the leadership of Admiral Bento Albuquerque," highlights Folha de S. Paulo. INB, headed by retired Navy Captain Carlos Freire Moreira, holds a monopoly on the production and commercialization of nuclear materials, including in the uranium production chain as nuclear fuel.
The company is a major supplier of equipment to the Navy and has a wide range of strategic partnerships. Nuclep, headed by Rear Admiral Carlos Henrique Silva Seixas, produces capital goods and heavy equipment to order.
"Within Lula's government transition team, members of the group tasked with restructuring the Ministry of Science and Technology argue that at least one of the companies—in this case, INB—should be reintegrated into the ministry. Within the group, there is no consensus on the best course of action for Nuclep," the report emphasizes.
According to the newspaper, some members of the admiralty consider a possible change in state-owned nuclear companies, with the potential departure of officers from leadership positions, to be "very negative." "The main concern lies in the possibility that a power struggle between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Mines and Energy could impact the composition of the boards of directors and presidencies of these state-owned companies," the text adds.
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