Actress says she will be Brazil's culture chief

An actress known for decades of work in soap operas said Wednesday she has agreed to become Brazil's secretary for culture.In taking the job offer from President Jair Bolsonaro, Duarte will replace a man fired over a speech that included lines seeming to quote Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.Duarte's name has been circulating for some time, but she kept mum after visiting the culture secretariat headquarters last week in Brasilia.

Duarte has starred in many Brazilian soap operas over the course of a TV career spanning five decades. She will be the fourth person to hold the job since Bolsonaro took office.Duarte took part in Bolsonaro rallies during the 2018 presidential campaign and once said in a speech she was with him"body and soul."

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