Overview

• Progressistas said Fufuca is removed from all party decision-making and from the national vice presidency, and it will intervene in the Maranhão directory.
• Fufuca remains in the cabinet and declared support for President Lula at an Oct. 6 event in Imperatriz, stating, “I am with Lula.”
• Analysis using Siga Brasil data shows R$82 million in 2025 for 75 Maranhão municipalities, including R$48.1 million released in October after the federation’s ultimatum.
• Nine states had received no Ministry of Sport transfers by October, and Maranhão also led direct allocations in 2024 with about R$40 million.
• The ministry said the allocations comply with law and technical criteria, citing Maranhão’s sports infrastructure deficit and social indicators, and noted these are from its discretionary budget separate from R$1.77 billion in congressional amendments.