President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together ministers and representatives of the Federal Supreme Court, Attorney General’s Office, Federal Police and Central Bank this Thursday and defended coordinated action to combat organized crime.
— Lula’s decision is to elevate the fight against organized crime to the status of a State action. The bodies will be committed to developing coordinated action to combat organized crime. We realize that government actions, no matter how competent and determined they are, in order to reach a certain level of effectiveness, need these State bodies — said the Minister of Justice, Wellington César Lima e Silva, at the end of the meeting.
The director general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, stated that there is a “reiterated commitment” to combating organized crime.
— Tackling the issue of decapitalization of organized crime, with strategy, intelligence and planning so that we have effective results.
Lima e Silva will officially take office this Thursday afternoon at Palácio do Planalto with the presence of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former portfolio holder Ricardo Lewandowski. Planalto did not extend invitations to the ceremony, which, in principle, will be held in the presidential office.
The agenda will also allow Wellington and his predecessor to talk for the first time. Lewandowski left office last Friday. The Ministry of Justice had been temporarily led by its executive secretary Manoel Carlos de Almeida Neto.
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Wellington, who was announced by Lula as minister on Tuesday, will also make his second day of transition in the ministry. The new minister has received a series of information about the responsibilities of the ministry, one of the most important in the Esplanada.
The appointed minister has made the transition accompanied only by an advisor and has not yet confirmed names for the team. The current secretaries of the Ministry of Justice were also not called to talk by the new minister. Wellington’s allies say he is focused on the transition and should make changes to the team.
On Wednesday, the first transition meeting was held with Manoel Carlos. In the conversation, the new minister received a series of reports with the diagnosis of each of the ministry’s secretariats: Justice (Senajus), Consumer (Senacon), Drug Policies (Senad), Public Security (Senasp), Penal Policies (Senappen), Legislative Affairs (SAL), Access to Justice (Saju), and Digital Rights (Sedigi).
During the technical meeting, Wellington also received a compilation of important information from the Federal Police (PF), Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the National Force and was made aware of the situation of the department’s four funds: National Public Security Fund (FNSP), the National Penitentiary Fund (FUNPEN), the National Anti-Drug Fund (FUNAD) and the Fund for the Defense of Diffuse Rights (FDD).
Appointed by Lula to the Federal Supreme Court, the Union’s attorney general, Jorge Messias, has given support and advice to Wellington at the beginning of his administration. The two are close and Messias was one of the names that defended Wellington’s move to the Ministry of Justice.
