After being rejected for the second time, Feder says he 'declines the invitation' from Bolsonaro to head the Ministry of Education.

247 - The state secretary of Education of Paraná, Renato Feder, posted on social media on Sunday afternoon (5) that he received a phone call from Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday night (2) with an invitation for him to be Minister of Education and reported that he was “honored” by the proposal.

He stated, however, that he appreciates the invitation but will decline it. "I thank President Jair Bolsonaro, for whom I have great appreciation, but I decline the invitation received. I will continue with the project in Paraná, I wish the president good luck and a successful term at the Ministry of Education," he posted on Twitter.

The post comes after Feder's name was rejected by some government supporters. like Olavists and the military...who pressured Bolsonaro not to appoint him. As a result, the Paraná state secretary ended up being rejected twice by the presidential palace – his appointment had also been considered before the appointment of Carlos Alberto Decotelli, who never even took office. At the time, he even met with Bolsonaro in Brasília. 

This Saturday (4), it was already circulating behind the scenes that Bolsonaro had told parliamentarians about his withdrawal from the Feder name, as well as the news that he was looking for a new minister, as reported by journalist Basília Rodrigues of CNN Brazil. 

With a pro-privatization profile, Feder He has already advocated for the complete privatization of education in his book."Carrying the elephant." He was also the target of complaint that left students in 165 cities without classes. in Paraná, by hiring a company without signal transmission in almost half of the state to broadcast video lessons during the pandemic, and also the fact that He tried to block an investigation into his company., a Multilaser.