President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has decided to appoint Piauí’s former governor and elected senator, Wellington Dias, as Minister of Social Development.
The selection of Wellington Dias for Social Development was due to pressure from the PT, who argued that the party had a history with the portfolio and it would not make sense to hand it over to Simone Tebet (MDB-MT). Tebet wanted that folder.
PT couple
For the Presidency General Secretary, Lula will appoint Márcio Macedo, treasurer of the PT.
Aparecida Gonçalves will be nominated for the Women’s portfolio. He has already participated in PT administrations.
Tebet and Marina
Tebet’s future remains uncertain. The MDB did not make any effort to get him a top portfolio, although Lula wanted to nominate him for a ministry.
Lula still hasn’t hit the hammer on the fate of former senator and ex-minister Marina Silva (Rede). The president-elect heard arguments from his allies that it would be a mistake to exclude Tebet and Marina from the first tier. Both played a decisive role in the second round.
source: Noticias
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