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Camilo Santana accepts Lula's invitation and will be Minister of Education.

With the new arrangement, however, Izolda Cela is expected to be the executive secretary of the ministry.

Camilo Santana and Izolda Cela (Photo: Carlos Gibaja - Government of Ceará / Press Release)

247 - The new Minister of Education will be the senator-elect and former governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana. "Senator-elect Camilo Santana (PT) decided to accept the invitation made on Monday by President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to head the Ministry of Education (MEC). The two are expected to meet soon. The choice of Santana, who had shown interest behind the scenes in leading the Ministry of Regional Development (MDR), was a solution found by Lula after pressure from the PT to remain in charge of the ministry," it states. reporter of Value.

"Initially, the name considered by the president-elect and defended by Santana was that of the governor of Ceará, Izolda Cela (independent). Her nomination met strong resistance within the PT because she is not originally from the party. It also faced criticism from sector entities. The PT caucus even mobilized to try to install the PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Reginaldo Lopes. With the new arrangement, however, Izolda Cela is expected to be the executive secretary of the ministry," the report adds.

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