The Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, announced this Monday that he must leave the department to dedicate himself to the electoral campaign this year. Camilo highlighted that he has until March to make the decision, but argued that the position of minister leaves him far from Ceará, a state in which he governed for two terms and was elected senator in 2022:
— I will be able to return (to the position of senator) to dedicate myself because you know that the role of minister is for the whole of Brazil, he is often absent in our state and I will dedicate myself a lot so that there is no setback in Brazil and Ceará — he said in conversations with journalists at the Ministry of Education.
Camilo stated that he will dedicate himself to the campaign for the re-election of Elmano de Freitas (PT) and Lula, however, the minister is also considered a name to remain on the bench if the candidacy of Ciro Gomes (PSDB) threatens the re-election of the current governor. For the PT and those around Lula, it is considered essential not to lose command of Ceará to Ciro Gomes. The PT has commanded the state since 2015, the third largest electoral college in the Northeast, Lula’s electoral stronghold.
— This decision that we have until March to make, I want to say here clearly that my candidate, who I will work with will be Elmano de Freitas, will be re-elected governor of Ceará and President Lula will be re-elected — said Camilo Santana.
Camilo Santana is considered a strategic electoral leader in Ceará. During the 2024 municipal campaign, Camilo Santana took two weeks off to dedicate himself to the Evandro Leitão (PT) campaign for mayor of Fortaleza.
— Any departure from the ministry will be to dedicate myself to the re-election of Elmano and President Lula. We have a great MEC team. The ministry is running well — he said — I have no doubt that my departure or not will never affect the progress of the MEC’s actions.
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