Overview

• Sabino informed President Lula he will leave the post and plans to deliver his resignation after Lula returns from the UN trip to New York on September 25.
• The Ministry of Tourism is set to register its third chief in Lula’s current term as preparations continue for COP30 in Belém, a process Sabino had been helping to coordinate.
• Names already circulating for the role include Ana Carla Lopes, suggested by Sabino, while PT figures advocate Marcelo Freixo, Pará governor Helder Barbalho presses for a Pará pick, and the PDT signals interest, with a decision expected next week.
• Sabino’s return to the Chamber of Deputies will reclaim his federal seat and end the temporary mandate of Pastor Cláudio Mariano, who has occupied the vacancy as a substitute.
• The 24-hour order from União Brasil for members to quit federal posts triggered the move following press reports tying party president Antônio Rueda to the PCC, allegations he and the party deny, drawing a public rebuke from minister Gleisi Hoffmann.