Group of 20 people includes ministers, congressmen and presidents of the three powers; ceremony will be on Saturday (26.abr) in Rome
The Brazilian presidential entourage embarked on the night of this Thursday (24.br.2025) to Rome, where he will accompany Pope Francis’ funeral, scheduled for Saturday (26.abr). The trip is made on a plane of the FAB (Brazilian Air Force).
In all, 20 people are part of the group, including the President (PT), the first lady Janja da Silva, heads of the three powers, ministers of state and congressmen.
Read the list of Brazilian authorities that will go to Pope Francis’ funeral:
- Lula – President of the Republic;
- Janja-First Lady;
- Luís Roberto Barroso – President of the STF;
- Mauro Vieira – Minister of Foreign Affairs;
- Ricardo Lewandowski – Minister of Justice and Public Security;
- – Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Farming;
- – Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship;
- – President of the National Congress;
- – President of the Chamber of Deputies;
- (MDB-AL)-Senator;
- (PDT-DF)-Senator;
- (We can-MS)-Senator;
- (Avante-MG)-Federal Deputy;
- (PT-MG)-Federal Deputy;
- (PT-MG)-Federal Deputy;
- (PT-RJ)-Federal Deputy;
- (PSD-CE)-Federal Deputy;
- (PSDB-MS)-Federal Deputy;
- (PDT-AP)-Federal Deputy;
- Celso Amorim-Chief advisor to the Special Advisory of the President of the Republic.