Minister of Integration says that Lula asked to remain at the head of the ministry until the end of his term
The Minister of Integration and Regional Development, (PDT), gave up running for a seat in the Senate for Amapá and will remain in government until the end of the president’s term (PT).
In his profile on X, on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), the minister stated that he received an invitation from Lula to remain at the head of the ministry. “I accepted this mission with honor and a sense of responsibility”he wrote.
“We will continue to continue the work started in January 2023, which leads me, at this moment, to postpone the project of running for a new elected position”, declared.
AtlasIntel research released on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) showed that Góes in 4th place in the dispute for the Senate, with 8.1% of voting intentions in the scenario with Acácio Favacho (MDB) and 9.2% without Favacho. The dispute for the two places is led by Rayssa Furlan (Podemos) and Lucas Barreto (PSD).
MINISTERIAL EXCHANGES
On Tuesday (31st March), Lula 14 ministers as part of the ministerial reform. The majority will leave to run for elected office in the October elections. Others will assist election campaigns. Here is the full layoffs ( – 357 kB e – 2 MB).
The majority of those nominated for vacant positions were already part of the government, as executive secretaries. The strategy seeks to ensure administrative continuity until the end of the term.
Initially, the expectation was for an exchange in . With Góes’s withdrawal, the number fell to 19. Still, the reform is a record: in the first term, in 2006, 14 ministers left their positions to contest elections. In 2022, during the management of (PL), there were 8 departures.
