Italy will make changes to the leadership of its consulates general. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Porto AlegreThe exchanges occur after the closure of diplomatic missions in Brazil.
In Porto Alegre, the consul general Valerio Caruso He will leave his post after four years leading the Italian representation in Rio Grande do Sul. He will assume new diplomatic duties serving the Italian government in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
The departure comes shortly after a milestone for the Italian presence in the State. On May 18, 2026, Caruso inaugurated the first The Italian state's own headquarters in Porto Alegre, located in the Duo Concept development, in the Cidade Baixa neighborhood, on Avenida Loureiro da Silva.
The name of the new consul for Porto Alegre has not yet been officially confirmed.
São Paulo will see a change at the largest Italian consulate.
In São Paulo, the consul-general Domenico Fornara will leave his position as head of the representation on July 28.He confirmed, in an official farewell speech, that he will be departing on that date with a one-way ticket to Rome.
Fornara's next destinations are still under internal discussion with the Farnesina, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Italian Consulate General in São Paulo is the largest in the world in terms of the number of citizens served. The Italian government has not yet publicly announced who will be the replacement.
Rio de Janeiro will host Andreas Ferrarese.
In Rio de Janeiro, Massimiliano Iacchini He is also leaving his diplomatic post. He will be heading to Brussels, the political capital of the European Union.
Management will be assumed by Andreas Ferrarese, who previously worked at the Italian Embassy in Brasília. Prior experience in Brazil is considered a relevant factor in the transition at the Rio de Janeiro consulate.
These transfers are part of the regular rotation system in Italian diplomacy for representatives completing terms of service abroad.
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