Boulos Named to Lead Brazil’s Secretaria-Geral as Succession for His House Seat Remains Unsettled

Overview

• Lula’s appointment of Guilherme Boulos was formalized in the Diário Oficial, creating a vacancy in the Chamber of Deputies.
• Ricardo Galvão, the first alternate on the PSOL/Rede list and current CNPq president, says he has not been officially contacted and has not decided whether to take the mandate.
• Galvão states the choice hinges on consultations within the Rede-PSOL federation, including a meeting with Environment Minister Marina Silva.
• If Galvão stays at CNPq, reported scenarios include the seat going to João Paulo Rillo or, alternatively, to philosopher Vladimir Safatle, subject to federation rules.
• Sonia Guajajara has signaled a return to Congress within electoral deadlines next year, which could later reshape the bench but would not directly fill Boulos’s current vacancy.