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Shareholders at Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer, late chose veteran former executive Murilo Ferreira to replace its current chief Roger Agnelli, who is being forced out after a long struggle with the Brazilian government.

Business Watch 2011

Late Monday, Vale said that a former executive, Murilo Ferreira , would take the helm from Roger Agnelli , a Wall Street darling who was removed after years of resisting government efforts to intervene in the firm, which has revenue of $46 billion a year.

Brazil Takes Stronger Hand in Vale With CEO Ouster John Lyons 2011

Vale Chief Executive Murilo Ferreira was reported as saying in June that Vale would speed up studies on the possibility of producing rare earths in Brazil.

Brazil's Vale Discovers Rare Earths in Amazon Diana Kinch 2011

RIO DE JANEIRO—The naming of Murilo Ferreira as the next chief executive of Brazilian mining giant Vale SA surprised many people inside and outside the company.

New Vale CEO May Face Heightened Scrutiny Diana Kinch 2011

Vale Chief Executive Murilo Ferreira will hold a meeting this week with the trade unions that represent Vale's 60,000 employees in Brazil, the company said.

Vale Reaches Pact With Mine Workers Diana Kinch 2011

"Environmental licensing is out of our control," said Vale Chief Executive Murilo Ferreira at a meeting with analysts and investors in New York.

Vale Sees Licensing as Biggest Risk for Project Completion Diana Kinch 2011

Presidential spokesman Murilo Gabrielli said the denial-of-service attacks—in which access to a website is disrupted—are being investigated by the government's Federal Data Processing Service, or Serpro.

Cyberattacks Hit Brazil Government Rogerio Jelmayer 2011

This is understood to have been a factor in recent friction between President Dilma Rousseff and Mr. Agnelli, resulting in the announcement that Mr. Agnelli will leave his post in May, to be replaced by Murilo Ferreira, a former Vale executive.

Vale Offers $1.13 Billion for Metorex Diana Kinch 2011

"Several sites, including that of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, suffered attacks, but no data was lost or stolen," said presidential spokesman Murilo Gabrielli in a telephone interview.

Hackers Target Brazil Government Sites Rogerio Jelmayer 2011

Mr. Agnelli is expected to be replaced soon by Murilo Ferreira , a former Vale executive.

Vale to Buy Stake in Belo Monte Dam Project John Lyons 2011