The choice must appear in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) by the end of this week; government also plans to dismember the department and create the Ministry of Public Security
President Luiz Inácio da Silva named Wellington César Lima e Silva, current attorney general of , to take command of the Ministry of Justice. The information about the president’s choice was confirmed by the Young Pan.
The appointment takes place after the departure of , who left . The expectation is that the official announcement of the new minister will be published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) by the end of this week.
Profile of the new Minister of Justice
Wellington César Lima e Silva is a lawyer with a career in public service and considered a trusted name by President Lula. He has already held strategic positions in the current term, such as heading the Special Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the Civil House, where he provided direct legal advice to the Palácio do Planalto and participated in the analysis of Executive measures. He was also appointed as an articulator with experience in technical and political areas of the government.
Wellington César Lima e Silva, 60 years old, takes command of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security after Ricardo Lewandowski leaves the department
At the beginning of his career, Wellington worked at the Public Ministry of reaching the post of Attorney General of Justice. In 2016, during the PT government, he was appointed Minister of Justice, but his tenure lasted only 11 days after the Federal Supreme Court () decided to consider the accumulation of public functions he held at the time unconstitutional.
The jurist has also been defended by allies of the so-called “Bahian wing” of the federal government, who see him as a figure with political influence and alignment with the priorities of the current administration.
Folder division
Lula’s decision to divide the former Justice and Public Security portfolio into two is part of a rearrangement at the Esplanada dos Ministérios, amid political movement before the electoral period.
For the Ministry of Public Security, the most mentioned name behind the scenes is Chico Lucas, currently Secretary of Security of Piauí
For the newly created Ministry of Public Security, the , currently the Secretary of Security of the . Political groups have sought to consolidate support for his name for the new portfolio, highlighting his performance in managing crime indicators in the state, such as the reduction in property crimes and homicides, which have been gaining national prominence.
The investigation into the possible appointment of Chico Lucas to command the Public Security area was carried out by journalist Rany Veloso, from Young Pan.
