Minister of Defense interrupts vacation to meet with Lula after presidential plane crashes | Blogs
The Minister of Defense, José Múcio Monteiro, interrupted his vacation after a plane from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Múcio is currently returning from the United States. The meeting should take place on Thursday (3).
“I’m coming back after three days (of vacation),” the minister told CNN.
The rest period was initially five days. Múcio, who is 76 years old, has not booked a vacation since the end of 2022.
This Tuesday, the Air Force, which is linked to the Ministry of Defense, recorded technical problems at VC-1.
Technical procedures were adopted while the aircraft was still in flight. To land, the plane needed . For safety reasons, the FAB opted to change aircraft.
The breakdown left the presidential advisory and security team on alert, as this is not the first time that the same aircraft has experienced failures.
In addition to the plane breakdown, Lula and Múcio must also deal with the problem, which involves Defense and Itamaraty.
