Note on the passing of Ambassador Sebastião do Rêgo Barros Netto

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs, with great sorrow, of the passing of Ambassador Sebastião do Rêgo Barros Netto in Rio de Janeiro, on November 9. Ambassador Rêgo Barros was former Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador in Buenos Aires and in Moscow, and held the position of Director General at the Brazilian Oil National Agency. His career as a diplomat spanned more than four decades of services provided to the country and to Itamaraty.

The employees of the Ministry, who have always admired the personal and professional qualities of Ambassador Rêgo Barros, unite in the feeling of pain and sorrow for the loss of the former boss and colleague, and express to his wife, Mrs. Tite do Rêgo Barros, his children and his family their deepest condolences and the belief that the example and the memory of the Ambassador will continue alive, inspiring and guiding them in fulfilling their duty.