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STATUTORY COMMITTEE REPORT
TO: The President, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Report of the Committee under Section 4 (iii) of Article III of the Articles of Agreement
on the Proposed Loan (Strengthening Public Sector Management Technical Assistance
Project) to the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro to be guaranteed by the Federative Republic
of Brazil.
The undersigned Committee constituted under Section 7 of Article V of the Articles of
Agreement of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) hereby
submits its report pursuant to Section 4 (iii) of Article III of said Articles in respect of the
proposal that the Bank grant to the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro a loan in an amount of
US$16,200,000, which loan is to be guaranteed by the Federative Republic of Brazil. The
purpose of said loan is to support institutional capacity strengthening of the Borrower to
enhance public service delivery, including in health, education and environmental management.
1.   The Committee has carefully studied the merits of the proposal to grant such a loan, and of
the purpose to which the proceeds of the loan are to be applied.
2.   The Committee is of the opinion that the Project toward the financing of which the
proceeds of such loan are to be applied comes within the purposes of the Bank as set forth in
Article I of said Articles of Agreement, and that said Project is designed to promote the
development of the productive facilities and resources of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is
in the interest of the Federative Republic of Brazil and of the members of the Bank as a whole.


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Federative Republic of Brazil                 (Strengthening Public Sector Management
Technical Assistance)
3.   Accordingly, the Committee finds that said Project merits financial assistance from the
Bank, and hereby recommends said Project for such assistance.
COMMITTEE
Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel
Expert Selected  Govemnor for
the Federativ=   blic of Brazil
Regional Vice President
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dated at Washington, D. C.
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