Head of Brazil's central bank. Mr Galípolo stood firm against political pressure from the Centrão and members of the judiciary when ordering the liquidation of Banco Master, a mid-sized bank. He has asked lawmakers to give the central bank full administrative, budgetary and financial autonomy, beyond the operational autonomy it already enjoys. That would give the bank more robust powers of supervision over financial institutions.
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