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Rachel Vargas

A journalist for 20 years, she has worked in the country's main newsrooms, such as Correio Braziliense, Jornal de Brasília, TV Band, TV Justiça, Record TV, and CNN. Two years ago, she began working in political consulting and specialized as a consultant in institutional and governmental relations.

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The change in Lula's inner circle shouldn't influence the PT leadership election.

Gleisi's succession as leader of the PT is expected to take place in July.

Changes in Lula's inner circle are not expected to influence the election of the PT leadership (Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil)

The likely replacement at the General Secretariat of the Presidency, where Márcio Macêdo is expected to leave and Gleisi Hoffmann will take over, should not anticipate the change in leadership of the PT (Workers' Party), a position currently held by Gleisi. The assessment of PT members close to the president is that Lula does intend to accommodate his ally in a cabinet ministry, which does not mean that the choice of the new PT president will take place before July, the date stipulated in the party's statutes.

* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.