Politics · Brazil · 18 hrs ago
Celina Leão plans to remove political appointees from her government
Federal District Governor Celina Leão plans to remove some party-appointed officials from her government.
She took office in April after her predecessor, Ibaneis Rocha of the MDB, left to run for the Senate; he later withdrew his candidacy amid investigations involving Banco Master.
The planned changes mainly target officials appointed under Rocha, who was Leão’s deputy governor.
Leão has told parties holding government posts that she will withdraw some of their appointments, while saying she will choose which parties hold key positions.
The decree is expected on December 31, though it has not yet been issued.
Leão’s allies Michelle Bolsonaro and Bia Kicis are set to name the heads of the Health and Agriculture secretariats, respectively.
Celina Leão is preparing a decree to remove some political appointees from the government of Brazil’s Federal District.
The main target is appointees made under her predecessor, Ibaneis Rocha of the MDB.
The decree is expected to be published on December 31, 2026.
Leão has told parties holding government posts that she will remove some of their appointees.
She wants to choose which parties hold the government’s most strategic posts.
- Who
- Federal District Governor Celina Leão and political appointees in her government.
- What
- Leão is preparing a decree to remove some party-appointed officials, with appointees from Ibaneis Rocha’s administration the main target.
- When
- The decree is expected on December 31, 2026.
- Where
- The government of Brazil’s Federal District.
- Why
- Leão wants to choose which parties hold the most strategic government posts and says she did not need a broad coalition to win the election.
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Leão took office after Ibaneis Rocha left the post to run for the Senate.
Rocha abandoned his Senate candidacy amid investigations involving Banco Master.
Leão informed parties holding government posts that she would remove some appointees.
The decree is expected to be published.
- Governor
- Celina Leão (PP)
- Predecessor
- Ibaneis Rocha (MDB)
- Expected decree date
- December 31, 2026
- Health secretary appointment
- To be indicated by Michelle Bolsonaro (PL)
- Agriculture secretary appointment
- To be indicated by Bia Kicis (PL)