Rossetto takes over ministry for the second time.

Reuters - Miguel Rossetto, from the Workers' Party (PT), will be the new Minister of Agrarian Development, replacing Pepe Vargas (PT-RS), who will leave the government to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the 2014 elections, a government source with knowledge of the ministerial reshuffle told Reuters on Sunday.

"Rossetto is returning to the position because he is trusted by President Dilma Rousseff and because he is a member of the Workers' Party who engages in dialogue with rural social movements," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The announcement of the change in the Ministry of Agrarian Development will be made by President Dilma Rousseff as soon as negotiations for changes in other ministries are concluded.

Rossetto is leaving the presidency of Petrobras Biocombustível, returning to the ministry he led during the first term of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

According to the source, Rossetto has the advantage of being close to rural social movements and is returning to the top ranks to guarantee stability for the Presidency in a traditionally turbulent area, which cannot be a source of concern in an election year.

He will be in charge of a ministry with an estimated budget of 4,9 billion reais in 2014, according to data from this year's budget. The Family Farming Program (Pronaf) is one of the ministry's flagship programs.

Rossetto's close relationship with Dilma began when they both served in the government of Olívio Dutra (PT) in Rio Grande do Sul in the late 1990s, when he was the state's vice-governor and Dilma was the Secretary of Energy.

The change in leadership at the Ministry of Agrarian Development is part of the ministerial reform implemented by the president. Last week, changes were announced at the Civil House, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, and the Secretariat of Social Communication.