The Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara (PSOL), confirmed that she will run for re-election as federal deputy for São Paulo. She must leave command of the department between March 30th and April 2nd.
This will be the second election contested by the deputy. The minister’s first term began in the 2023 legislature, after she was also elected as a federal deputy.
The tendency is for Sonia Guajajara to be replaced by Eloy Terenaexecutive secretary of the ministry.
The promotion of number two to command of the portfolio has been the strategy adopted by the Lula (PT) government to guarantee continuity of management even with the departure of ministers to .
The deputy has yet another motivation to seek re-election: Guajajara wants to be the first indigenous deputy re-elected.
It is worth noting that she was also the first as the ministry was first created in 2023.
