Bolsonaro is expected to appoint Weintraub to a position at a bank abroad.
Members of Jair Bolsonaro's government are considering sending the Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, to a position at the World Bank. The head of the Ministry of Education may also run for mayor or city councilor in São Paulo.
247 Members of Jair Bolsonaro's government are considering sending the Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, to a position at the World Bank, or an equivalent post. The head of the Ministry of Education could also go to a diplomatic mission or return to São Paulo and run for mayor or city councilor. However, Bolsonaro's party, Aliança do Brasil, failed to gather enough signatures to participate in the election.
The minister has been losing ground since May, when a recording of Bolsonaro's ministerial meeting was released in which he, Weintraub himself, called the ministers of the Supreme Federal Court "bandits." Over the weekend, the head of the Ministry of Education attended a demonstration by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasília (DF) and said that he had already expressed his opinion on what to do with the "bandits."
Read the article published by Brazil 247 Regarding the minister's situation:
Communications Minister Fábio Faria, along with other parliamentarians and government members, advocates for the dismissal of Abraham Weintraub.
In a conversation with lawmakers, Faria said that Bolsonaro has already decided on the dismissal and will not back down, according to reports. Dashboard from Folha de S.Paulo.
Recently appointed, Faria seeks to present himself as a politician aiming for peace between institutions, alluding to the conflict between the Executive and Judicial branches.