Dismissed to house Centrão, former president of Caixa says that ‘we need to think of another way of doing politics’

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Rita Serrano took over the bank at the beginning of Lula’s third term and will be replaced by Carlos Vieira Fernandes, who held positions in Centrão ministries in previous years. The former president of Caixa Econômica, economist Rita Serrano, spoke out for the first time since she was fired from her position to make room for Centrão. In an article published on the internet, Rita highlighted the difficulty for women in occupying “spaces of power” and said that “it is necessary to think of another way of doing politics”. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired Rita on Wednesday (25). The decision was communicated to the economist at a meeting at Palácio do Planalto. “Being a woman in spaces of power is always challenging. It was not easy to see my name exposed for months on end in the press. I hope to leave as a legacy the message that it is necessary to face misogyny, that it is possible for a career employee to be president of a large bank and deliver results, that it is possible to have an efficient and honest public bank, that it is necessary and urgent to think of another way of doing politics and having humanized relationships at work”, said Rita. Gerson Camarotti: ‘President Lula knows he needs Centrão’ A career Caixa employee since 1989, Maria Rita has been president of the institution since January. Previously, she served on the bank’s Board of Directors. In a statement, Palácio do Planalto confirmed that Caixa’s new president will be economist and Caixa employee Carlos Vieira Fernandes – who has already held positions of trust in Centrão party ministries in previous years. Fernandes is a Centrão nominee and has the endorsement of the President of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL). Rita Serrano, former president of Caixa, alongside Lula and Janja at an event in January 2023. Ricardo Stuckert/PR The change of command at Caixa had already been anticipated by interlocutors. The presidency of the bank had been coveted for months by Centrão parties, in exchange for support for the Lula government in Congress. Lira had already stated that the Caixa command was negotiating to expand the parliamentary base of Palácio do Planalto. The parties also want to nominate replacements for Caixa’s vice-presidencies. Lula and Lira, however, are still expected to meet throughout this week to confirm the replacements. The command of Caixa and other public bodies, such as Correios and the National Health Foundation (Funasa), has been claimed by these acronyms since July.

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