President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) announced, on Tuesday (25), a. For his place, he will be appointed Alexandre Padilha, current minister of institutional relations and former health holder during the Dilma Rousseff government.
Change occurs amid internal pressures so that the folder has a more political profile and is more effective in the delivery of priority projects to the government. With the exchange, Lula completes his eighth ministerial reformulation since the beginning of his term.
Nisia’s departure also marks a woman’s third replacement with a man in the first echelon, contrary to the president’s campaign commitment to expand female participation on the Esplanada.
José Guimarães (PT-CE), the current leader of the government in the House, to take command of the political articulation in place of Padilha. Considered a good traffic name in Congress, he must reinforce negotiations for the approval of strategic guidelines before the 2026 elections.
In addition to this change, a broader ministerial reform is expected to be after Carnival.
Other exchanges in the first echelon
Nisia Trindade’s replacement is another chapter of Lula’s series of changes in government. Check out the changes already made:
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- Paulo Pimenta: Left the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency in January, being. The change was made to modernize government communication and expand its digital range.
- Silvio Almeida: Dismissed from the Ministry of Human Rights in September 2024 after accusations of sexual harassment. The inquiry follows in progress, and the former minister denies the accusations. He was (PT).
- Flávio Dino: Left the Ministry of Justice in February 2024 to take a seat in the Supreme Court. It was, former STF minister.
- Daniela Carneiro: Lost command of the Ministry of Tourism in June 2023 after pressures from União Brasil, a party that indicated it, but from which it paraded. It was a name linked to the center and supported by the mayor, Arthur Lira.
- Márcio França: Removed from the Ministry of Ports and Airports in a strategy to attract Republicans to the Government base. His position was, and France began to head the newly created small and medium-sized portfolio.
- Ana Moser: The former athlete lost the Ministry of Sport in September 2023, being (PP-MA), in a concession to the center.
- GONÇALVES DIAS: The then head of the Institutional Security Office was fired in April 2023 after the release of images that. Marcos Antônio Amaro dos Santos took office.
