The minister of , (), announced this Thursday (2) that he has given up his candidacy in October and will continue in office, at the request of President Luiz Inácio da Silva (PT).
as to SheetWolney was tipped to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for Pernambuco, but his direction was still undefined and depended on Lula’s approval.
The deadline for non-compliance for those who will participate in the election ends on Saturday (4).
In a statement, the minister stated that his stay in government was to prioritize the “rigorous fight” against fraud and the reduction of queues. “The decision responds to a direct request from President Lula for the minister to prioritize the continuity of the mission of caring for our retirees”, he says.
Wolney Queiroz in May 2025 with the resignation of (PDT), who left the department after exhaustion with the scandal of irregular deductions in retirement and pensions from the (National Social Security Institute), investigated by .
Lula was under pressure to make a change of command in the ministry, which continued under the command of the PDT.
At the head of the ministry, Wolney has to manage one of the main crises for the Lula government. According to investigations, a scheme that would have taken around R$6.3 billion from INSS beneficiaries between 2019 and 2024, through unauthorized associative discounts on retirement and pensions.
The mixed CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) created in the year to investigate the fraud ended last week without approving a final report. The government base rejected the text that called for the indictment of 216 people, including Lupi.
Wolney Queiroz was a federal deputy for the PDT for six consecutive terms since 1995. He was unable to be re-elected in 2022 and was called to the position of executive secretary of Social Security.
In his last stint at , he was leader of a bloc opposing the government of the then president (PL), which brought together left-wing parliamentarians.
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