Lula chooses Padilha’s former number 2 to replace Gleisi in political articulation
The current executive secretary of the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development (known as the Council) of the Presidency, Olavo Noleto, is the name chosen by President Lula to replace Minister Gleisi Hoffmann, of Institutional Relations, when she leaves office in April. Gleisi will resign from the position to run for a seat in the Senate in his state, Paraná.
Noleto was one of the main names considered to succeed Gleisi. He was Alexandre Padilha’s executive secretary when the current Minister of Health was Secretary of Institutional Relations (SRI), the department responsible for the government’s political articulation. Even with Padilha’s departure last year, Noleto remained at SRI, having been invited by Gleisi to head the Council.
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Having served at the SRI in the first two terms of Lula and Dilma Rousseff, Noleto gained support in recent days from the current executive secretary of the Civil House and future head of the department, Miriam Belchior, in addition to support from Lula’s chief of staff, Marco Aurélio Marcola, and the president of the PT, Edinho Silva.
Opportunity with security!
He was already seen in the government as the silver of the house and has the experience of working in political articulation in five PT terms.
The confirmation of Noleto’s name was revealed by minister Gleisi Hoffmann to CNN Brasil and confirmed by GLOBO.
Government members and Congress leaders were wary of the possibility of someone without a mandate taking command of the government’s political articulation. One of the arguments is that, without having been approved by the polls, the new minister would not have sufficient authority to negotiate with deputies and senators. This group defended the choice of a name with more political weight and that had the flexibility to deal with the constant short circuits in the relationship with Congress in an election year.
If the choice is confirmed, Noleto will have beaten names like the current executive secretary of SRI, Marcelo Costa. Career diplomat and considered discreet, in addition to the government leadership in the Chamber, José Guimarães (PT-CE).
