PT President Thanks to Nisia Trindade after Lula replaces the Minister of Health with Alexandre Padilha
The president of (Workers Party), the deputy , Wrote in his official profile at X (former Twitter) that nisia trinity “will be recognized for the work he did, with his team, in the reconstruction of the Ministry of Health“. The post came after the announcement of this Thursday (25.FEV.2025) that the President (PT) dismissed the Minister of Health, she will be replaced by (PT).
Gleisi stated that the folder was “probably the most affected by the destruction in the previous misfortune ”in reference to the former president (PL). According to the congressman, this “It only emphasizes the effort developed in these two years of government to return to the population the right to assistance, vaccines, primary care and specialties.”.
The PT president finished thanking Nisia and wishing the party colleague who assumes the ministry: “Thank you, companion Nisia, and move on with our admiration and respect. I wish Minister Alexandre Padilha’s success. ”
Understand the case
President Lula da Silva fired Nísia Trindade from the position of Health Minister this 3rd. The dissatisfaction of the plateau with the of the minister was growing by several factors. One of the reasons would be Nisia’s command regarding dengue coverage in Brazil, which record last year with more than 6.6 million cases and 6,022 deaths, and slow in dengue vaccination and confirmation of deaths from the disease.
Alexandre Padilha, current Secretary of Institutional Relations (SRI), was appointed as his replacement. THE position of his must be held by or (PSD-BA), as both have good traffic with the center-which the government struggles to strengthen the relationship. Another quoted is the government leader in the House, (For-which).
Nísia Trindade took over the ministry at the beginning of Lula’s 3rd term in 2023, after a remarkable performance in Fiocruz from 2017 to 2022. During the covid-19 pandemic, she coordinated an agreement for the production of Astrazeneca vaccine in Brazil and led one Observatory of epidemiological data.
Another point of tension was Nisia’s approach to the most access to experts program, an initiative that the government intended to highlight in Lula’s third term. The lack of political articulation, especially with the centrão, which seeks greater control over the folder budget, contributed to its exit.
