Lula may replace Daniela Carneiro in Tourism in a nod to União Brasil

In addition to a rapprochement with the leaders of the Chamber, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is studying a change in the Ministry of Tourism in order to expand its support within União Brasil. The expectation is that Daniela Carneiro will make room for Deputy Celso Sabino (PA) with the support of the party’s deputies.

Despite having three ministries, the group of deputies from União Brasil alleges to Planalto that it feels under-represented by the nominations of ministers made by Lula during the period of government transition. In addition to Daniela Carneiro in Tourism, União Brasil has as Minister Juscelino Filho, in Communications, and Waldez Goes, in Integration and Regional Development.

Carneiro, however, is in an internal dispute within União Brasil and his political group is working to leave the party and migrate to the Republicans. The Minister of Tourism is a federal deputy and is fighting in the Electoral Court to leave União Brasil without losing her mandate due to party infidelity.

Faced with this dispute, Lula sought in recent days the leader of the União Brasil in the Chamber, Elmar Nascimento (BA), in order to seek an understanding with the bench of deputies. With that, the name of Celso Sabino started to be endorsed as a favorite to occupy the Ministry of Tourism.

In addition to being close to Arthur Lira (PP-AL), Sabino gained prominence with the PT government at the end of last year, when he made it possible for the Joint Budget Commission to process the so-called Transition PEC. At the time, Sabino was president of the collegiate and worked for the approval of the measure that broke the spending ceiling and increased resources for Lula to make possible, for example, Bolsa Família in the amount of R$ 600.

Apart from the exchange of Daniela Carneiro, Planalto is still studying the possibility of changing the Communications folder. Juscelino Filho was at the center of one of the first crises within the PT government, when he was accused of having traveled with public money to resolve personal issues in São Paulo, still in January. The exchanges, however, still do not have a date to take place, but are already being negotiated by the Planalto.