Lula announces Alckmin, Nísia Trindade, Wellington Dias and 13 other future ministers; see list

The announcement took place at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB), in Brasília. Before the president-elect spoke, the transition team groups presented the conclusions of their work.

Squid thanked the Senate and the Chamber for approving the Transition PEC, which allows the payment of R$600 reais from Bolsa Família (currently Auxílio Brasil) in 2023.

Congress enacts Transition PEC, which increases spending ceiling for 1 year

The National Congress enacted, this Wednesday (21), the Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) called the Transition PEC. The text raises the spending ceiling so that the next government can maintain the R$600,00 portion of Bolsa Família (currently Auxílio Brasil) and finance other social programs from January 2023. To proceed to promulgation by Congress, PEC needed to be approved in two rounds, in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, with the support of at least 308 deputies and 49 senators.

“I wanted to start today by saying thank you. […] Thanking the president of the Senate, the president of the Chamber, the leaders of the political parties, the leader of the government, the senators, the leader in the Senate, for the approval of the PEC yesterday. I think this is the first time that a president […] starts to govern before taking office”, declared Lula.

the elected president promeyou, who by Tuesday (27) will announce the names of 13 new ministers, who are currently undefined.

Ministers announced:

• Institutional Relations: Alexandre Padilha.
• General secretary: Márcio Macedo.
• Federal Attorney General's Office: Jorge Messias.
• Health: Nísia Trindade.
• Education: Camilo Santana.
• Management: Esther Dweck.
• Ports and Airports: Márcio França.
• Science and technology: Luciana Santos.
• Women: Cida Gonçalves.
• Social development: Wellington Dias.
• Culture: Margareth Menezes.
• Job: Luiz Marinho.
• Racial equality: Anielle Franco.
• Human rights: Silvio Almeida.
• Industry and Commerce: Geraldo Alckmin.
• Comptroller General of the Union: Vinícius Carvalho.

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