Brazil's Temer lifts infrastructure aide to ministry post

Brazilian President Michel Temer elevated his infrastructure investment secretary to a ministry-level position on Thursday, underscoring the importance of proposed privatizations in his agenda to spur economic growth. Wellington Moreira Franco, a close adviser to the president, will also be responsible for communications and ceremonies, the presidential spokesman told journalists. The promotion highlighted Temer's confidence in Moreira Franco, who, according to a source, had drafted a resignatio