Overview
- Lula, who confirmed Tuesday that Geraldo Alckmin will again be his running mate, moved to rework his cabinet ahead of the October election.
- Lula formalized 18 ministerial changes to let would-be candidates comply with election rules, elevating deputies to keep ministries from restarting their work.
- Alckmin will leave the Industry Ministry to remain eligible for the vice‑presidential slot, as Brazilian law forces ministers who run to resign six months before the vote.
- Senior figures Rui Costa and Gleisi Hoffmann exited to run for the Senate in a drive to expand allies in the upper house, which confirms Supreme Court nominees.
- Recent polls show Lula tied with Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, raising the stakes for moves such as Fernando Haddad’s run for São Paulo governor in a state seen as pivotal.