Overview

• Sabino informed President Lula he intends to resign and plans to submit his letter after the president returns from New York on September 25.
• At Lula’s request, Sabino will hold a new conversation before formalizing the exit, though he says he will comply with his party’s directive.
• União Brasil ordered filiados to leave federal posts within 24 hours following reports tying its leader to the PCC, allegations the party denies as the case remains under PF scrutiny.
• Allies are vying to fill the Tourism post, with Sabino suggesting executive secretary Ana Carla Lopes, PT backing Embratur chief Marcelo Freixo, and Governor Helder Barbalho pressing for a Pará name.
• The shake-up comes roughly two months before COP30 and would make Tourism the most turnover-prone ministry in Lula’s third term, while Sabino’s return to the Chamber would displace Pastor Cláudio Mariano.