According to Secom, the first lady flew on a FAB plane and did not spend on accommodation
The Planalto Palace, through Secom (Secretariat of Communication), said that the public administration did not have spending with Janja Lula da Silva in his. The first lady was Tokyo a week before the president (PT) and her presence in the entourage was criticized by government opponents.
In a note sent to Poder360Secom reported that Janja traveled to Tokyo on a plane from FAB (Brazilian Air Force) with the forerunner team, which goes to the country before the President of the Republic to prepare their arrival.
In addition, she was staying at Brazil’s official residence in Tokyo, with no hosting costs. For being first lady, “Janja does not receive daily“Secom added.
In the edition of the (Official Gazette) published on Tuesday (1st.br.2025), Janja was placed in 1st place in the list of 23 members of the entourage that accompanied Lula to the Asian country. Next to his name, the heading “was added“unattended“, Indicating that his participation did not represent costs to the purse. Read the document (PDF – 677 KB).
In addition to Janja, only the Brazilian ambassador in Japan, Octávio Henrique Côrtes, had the same signs “unattended“Confirming the absence of spending on the trip.
Also part of the entourage were the president of the National Congress (Brazil-AP), the mayor (Republicans-PB), 14 ministers or representatives of government ministries and agencies, as well as 5 special guests: Leandro Cândido Soares, President of; Miguel Eduardo Torres, president of; Moses Selerges Júnior, President of, Ricardo Patah, President of (General Union of Workers) and Sérgio Aparecido Nobre, President of (Single Workers’ Center).
The guests attended a meeting with representatives of Japanese trade union centrals on March 26. They also accompanied the president on the trip to Hanoi, in Vietnam.
Criticism of Janja
Janja has been criticized for opposition by travel spending and the costs of her team, even without the first lady having an official office in the government’s structure. According to a survey by Poder360her advisers cost about.
The first lady’s trip to Japan was also a source of dissatisfaction of opponents. Janja arrived in the country on March 18, a week before the arrival of the Brazilian president himself, without prior announcement.
The first lady team justified the early trip, stating that she accompanied the forerunner team “to save air ticketAnd denying any.
Lula and defended his wife’s autonomy. In an interview with journalists before his departure from Tokyo to Hanoi, the petista said that Janja “It’s not clandestine” e “You’ll keep doing what she likes.”
