First Lady has a office, advisors and direct influence on the government, but claims that it cannot pass on information because it does not occupy formal position
The President’s Government (PT) must present in the coming months one to change the (Access to Information Law) and change the passage that today allows a 100 -year confidentiality to be imposed on information. But the new newsroom, the way it was sent to the Civil House, does not make public information about spending and commitments from first lady according to the Poder360.
The sociologist has a office in the Planalto Palace, influences various areas of the government and has direct access to the cell phone that her husband uses. But the government often deny a lot of information that concerns it.
The most common request is that of their work commitments, such as meetings with authorities, both in presidency buildings and in ministries, for example, and participation in public events.
Usually, the justification is that requests, if released, can expose the personal data of Janja. This includes visits received by her at Alvorada’s palace and public spending on her safety.
LAI’s proposal to change, which the government says will bring more transparency, was sent by (Comptroller General of the Union) for presidency analysis. The Planalto is expected to release the text after the elections of the mayor and the Senate on February 1, 2025.
An event must be made to announce the changes, promise of Lula at the time of the campaign.
The idea is that minimal changes will be made. Confidentiality for personal data for ordinary citizens (such as SUS medical records), for example, will be limited to 5 years after the death of the person.
People who occupy public positions of interest, such as ministers, may have, in theory, have the (even personal) information released easier than it is today.
A kind of form will be created that each agency will respond to the public interest of the information requested there. These data will be sent to the CGU, which will analyze what was written and may intervene if the negative was not fair.
As a first lady, Janja is not officially a government employee and will not be framed in the new standard.
In 2023, at the beginning of Lula’s 3rd term, it was considered to name her for some official position at her request. The government, however, gave up on the idea because it fears that the initiative could configure nepotism, as well as open the possibility of submitting Janja to a scrutiny of Congress, for example.
O Poder360 He searched Janja through his advisory and also by Secom. Messages were sent by WhatsApp to the first lady’s press officer and by email to the Presidency’s Secretariat of Communication. There was no answer until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a demonstration is sent to this digital newspaper.
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