Overview

• Tourism Minister Celso Sabino told reporters he will remain in office, citing President Lula’s confidence and the need to oversee preparations for COP30 in Belém next month.
• União Brasil’s national executive met to handle the case, with relator Fábio Schiochet favoring a standard disciplinary process that preserves Sabino’s right to defense over an immediate expulsion.
• The party approved precautionary measures by suspending the Pará state directory led by Sabino, and the case now moves through internal ethics procedures before returning to the executive for a final decision.
• Sabino had submitted a resignation letter on September 26 after the party ordered filiados to leave federal posts, but he reversed course and stayed in the ministry.
• Governor Ronaldo Caiado denounced Sabino’s stance and pressed for expulsion, while reports note the minister seeks to keep visibility and influence ahead of a 2026 Senate bid in Pará and may need a new party if ejected.