Overview
- Multiple outlets report that President Lula has chosen the Conselhão chief to lead the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, with the appointment not yet formally announced.
- Gleisi Hoffmann said Noleto should assume the role with a handover by March, as she must leave by early April under Brazil’s election rules.
- Noleto heads the Economic and Social Development Council and previously served as SRI executive under Alexandre Padilha, with roles across Lula and Dilma administrations.
- The choice followed internal concern about naming a non-elected figure to negotiate with Congress, though he secured support from senior Planalto aides and PT leaders.
- Recent profiles revisited past press mentions linking Noleto to investigations such as Miqueias and Monte Carlo, with no convictions reported.