Professor and social worker Macaé Evaristo (PT-MG), takes office this Friday (27). The ceremony is scheduled for 11am, at Palácio do Planalto.
Although the inauguration ceremony will only take place this Friday, Macaé was appointed to the position on September 11, after the dismissal of Silvio Almeida, who was being investigated for alleged cases of sexual harassment against women. One of the victims would be the Minister of Racial Equality, Anielle Franco.
Conforms to CNN found, , as Anielle Franco. In addition, there is a reading of a poem by the writer Conceição Evaristo, Macaé’s cousin and one of the greatest voices in Brazilian literature.
In addition to the writer, the family must also be represented by Macaé’s mother, Maria Antônia, who must come from São Gonçalo do Pará, Minas Gerais (MG), the new minister’s hometown.
Macaé was the first black woman to occupy the positions of Secretary of Education in Belo Horizonte (2005 to 2012) and Minas Gerais (2015 to 2018). She also served as secretary of Continuing Education, Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion at the Ministry of Education (MEC) during the government of former president Dilma Rousseff (PT), between 2013 and 2014.
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Macaé Evaristo said in an interview with CNNlast week, , but that the changes will not be implemented taking into account only possible accusations. The former state deputy stated that the accused must have the right to defense.
“We’re not looking to eliminate people. We want to eliminate authoritarian practices. I need us to distinguish one thing from another. There will be changes in the Ministry, but the changes will not necessarily happen because people have been reported,” he said.
“In the case of a complaint, this process will take place within the institution. Receiving a complaint does not mean that a person is guilty. Institutions are going to say this”, he added.
The federal government fired the then Secretary of Children and Adolescents, Cláudio Augusto Vieira da Silva, who was part of former minister Silvio Almeida’s team. Cláudio Augusto is accused of moral harassment.
There are at least 14 reports of moral harassment at the Ministry. The majority of accusations are filed by women.
