After Bia Kicis stepped down as deputy leader of the government, Vitor Hugo's position is threatened.
Recently, due to pressure from the Centrão (a group of center-right political parties), Jair Bolsonaro removed Bia Kicis from her position as deputy leader of the government after the congresswoman voted against the renewal of the Fundeb (a fund for basic education).
247 - According to sources, Ricardo Barros, former Health Minister under Michel Temer and member of the Progressistas party (a representative of the Centrão bloc), "should soon assume the leadership of the government in the Chamber of Deputies." Lauro Jardim's column in the newspaper O Globo.
Thus, if confirmed, Representative Vitor Hugo, who currently holds the position, should leave to "take up the presidency of some committee in the Chamber," according to the columnist.
Recently, on Wednesday the 22nd, Jair Bolsonaro removed Bia Kicis from her position as deputy leader of the government. through a statement released last night by the president, in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union.
The change was made under pressure from the Centrão bloc after the congresswoman voted against the renewal of the Fund for the Development of Basic Education (Fundeb), which finances basic education and gradually increases the Union's participation, up to 23% from 2026 onwards.