Chosen as the new Minister of Human Rights, the state deputy (PT-MG) has already started working to form the portfolio.
As soon as she left the meeting with President Lula at Palácio da Alvorada, the nominee went to the PT’s national headquarters, in Brasília.
PT ministries
In addition to the celebrations, the party is already discussing the composition of positions. With Macaé, the party will accumulate 12 ministries.
The PT is still trying to hold an inauguration event with President Lula and the new minister next week.
First miner
The party’s intention is for the inauguration event to have a massive presence from the PT of Minas Gerais, which will gain its first representation on the Esplanada dos Ministérios, this term. The party wants to organize caravans for the minister’s reception.
“It’s very important for the PT in Minas Gerais, but it’s also very important for Brazil because of what it represents,” he told CNN by telephone to the PT’s national secretary of planning and finance, Gleide Andrade, who is also from Minas Gerais.
Macaé is a militant of social movements and forged in the struggle. She is not just an academic. She has personal qualities that qualify her for this place
Gleide Andrade
Macaé Evaristo takes over after a crisis in the department with allegations of sexual harassment that culminated last Friday (6).
