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Weekly Report - 08 May 2025 (WR-25-18)
BRAZIL: Lula replaces cabinet ministers with eye on 2026
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has replaced two cabinet ministers that the press had been speculating would be dismissed. On 2 May he replaced the minister for social security, Carlos Lupi, of the centre-left Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT), whose ministry has been reeling from a corruption scandal involving irregular deductions from pensions and retirement payments [WR-25-17]. And on 5 May Lula replaced the women’s minister, Cida Gonçalves, of the ruling left-wing Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), whose ministry had been perceived to be failing to deliver on objectives. Given that 2025 is a year for Lula to lay the groundwork for a potential re-election bid in the 2026 presidential race, there is greater urgency to replace any cabinet minister perceived to be problematic or ineffective.
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