Paraense decided to waive office at the Ministry of Tourism, and the country will be unknown on the eve of COP30
The Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino (União Brasil), will leave the government of the president (PT). The decision on the resignation came after one on Friday (19.Set.2025) with the president.
According to reports from assistants, Sabino will present the resignation letter next week. Lula will go to New York on Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly (United Nations) and return to Brazil on September 25. Sabino was expected to integrate the Brazilian entourage in the United States, but his presence is now unknown.
The minister will follow the guidance of his caption. On Thursday (17.Set.2025) União Brasil and determined the delivery of the folders it occupies in the federal government.
Pará canceled commitments in Belém, where he attended meetings about COP30, and returned to Brasilia to formalize his departure.
União Brasil has 3 ministries in the government: tourism, communications and integration and regional development.
The acronym leaves the Esplanade after forming federation with progressives in August. With 109 deputies and 15 senators, today is the largest political force of the House and 2nd of the Senate.
So far, Sabino has been the main affected by the decision, but Minister André Fufuca (PP) of the sport should also leave office. Both with unequal treatment in the distribution of positions between the allied base parties.
For the government, the most interesting thing would be for the ministers to remain. The assessment that the measure would reinforce internal divisions in the center-right parties and would be a political asset for the 2026 elections.
Sabino’s departure leaves the Lula government without a crucial time of tourism for the preparations of COP30. The tendency is for the Plateau to announce a substitute before the event – which happens between 10.NOV and 21 Nov.
