Lula says he wants to close ministerial renovation after Carnival

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) said in an interview with TV Recordwhich intends to close its ministerial reform after Carnival. The president repeated what he already said on Wednesday, 26: who has already chosen the next minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, but has not yet talked to the person.

“I already have the person chosen, but I can not warn because I have not talked to the person yet, so I do not want the person to know that he will be minister or he will be minister for RecordI want you to know my mouth. I have to do some renovation, I will have to mess with the government, but I have to do it very carefully, ”he said.

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Lula praised the Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, called by him “personal friend” and “companion of the highest quality”. Nisia will leave the Ministry of Health to give way to Alexandre Padilha, who currently occupies the Secretariat of Institutional Relations. The exchange, according to the President of the Republic, is because the government needs more “aggressiveness” right now.

“Nísia was a companion of the highest quality, my personal friend, but I need a little more aggressiveness in the politics that the government has to apply, faster, faster. That’s why I’m making some exchanges. I hope that after Carnival I conclude what I want to change, because it is not just choosing who takes, is choosing who will enter, ”he said.

Lula said his government is “very broad” and that practically “all parties, except PL, are in the government.”

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“My government is very broad. If you are analyzing, all parties, except PL, are in government. Most have three ministries. There is no wider government than mine. That’s why we managed to approve everything we wanted in Congress, including tax reform, ”he said.

The president gave the statement in an interview with TV Record before solemnity to launch the concession of the work of the Santos-Guardian tunnel. He participates in the ceremony on Thursday with the Governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, and Ministers of State.