Lula dismisses ministers who will contest elections; see – 04/01/2026 – Brasília Hoje

President Luiz Inácio da Silva () formalized the dismissal of members of the government’s first echelon who left the positions they commanded to contest the October elections.

The changes were made official in editions of the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Tuesday (31st) and this Wednesday (1st), with the decrees of dismissals and appointments of new State ministers.

Not all changes have been implemented so far. At the (Ministry of ), for example, executive secretary Leonardo Barchini with the departure of , who will dedicate himself to Lula’s campaign or the election in Ceará.

In total, the positions due to the elections, among those who will run for public office, reassignments to other portfolios and activities in the president’s campaign. The official deadline for non-compliance ends on Saturday (4), but the majority must announce their departure before this date.

See the list of replacements on the Esplanada dos Ministérios:

  • Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming — (PT) by Fernanda Machiaveli, executive secretary of the department
  • Ministry of Ports and Airports — (Republicans) by Tomé Barros Monteiro da Franca, executive secretary of the department
  • Ministry of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture — André de Paula by Rivetla Edipo Araujo Cruz, executive secretary of the department
  • Ministry of Indigenous Peoples — (PSOL) by Eloy Terena
  • Ministry of Citizenship: by Janine Mello dos Santos, executive secretary of the department
  • Ministry of Planning and Budget — (), by Bruno Moretti, current special secretary for Government Analysis at the Civil House
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock — (PSD) by André de Paula
  • Ministry of Sports — (PP) by Paulo Henrique Cordeiro Perna, national secretary of Amateur Sports, Education, Leisure and Social Inclusion
  • Ministry of Environment and Climate Change — (Network) by Paulo Capobianco, executive secretary of the department
  • Ministry of Transport — (MDB) by George André Palermo Santoro

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