Appointment of Celso Sabino is published in the Official Gazette of the Union

The invitation to Sabino was formalized this Thursday (13th), after a meeting between the congressman, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha, at the presidential office, in Brasília. The announcement was made public soon after in a announcement to the press

In the early afternoon, Sabino met with the head of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic, Rui Costa, who welcomed his colleague. According to the ministry’s advisory, the new Minister of Tourism stated “that he is willing to collaborate with the government and very willing to work”.

back to the chamber

Daniela Carneiro should resume the mandate of federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro, the most voted in the state. She is married to the mayor of Belford Roxo, Waguinho (Republicans), an important ally of Lula in the Baixada Fluminense region in the 2022 election campaign.

The change in the portfolio had been speculated since last month and had already been sealed, last week, in a meeting held at the Planalto Palace, between President Lula, Daniela Carneiro, Waguinho and Minister Alexandre Padilha.

party nomination

The nomination of Celso Sabino is a demand from the leaders of União Brasil, which had been defending the reformulation of the portfolio after internal disagreements with Daniela Carneiro, who even announced the departure of the party.

The party has one of the largest benches in the Chamber of Deputies – 59 parliamentarians. In the assembly of the government, in addition to the Ministry of Tourism, the party indicated the holders of the portfolio of Integration and Regional Development, Waldez Góes, close to Senator Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP); and Communications, Juscelino Filho, who also came from the base of the party in the Chamber.