When Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office at the start of January, he signed a decree which reformed the structure of the cabinet. His predecessor Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) had 23 cabinet ministers, while Lula expanded the cabinet to 37 ministers. But on 29 August Lula announced a plan to create a 38th cabinet post, a ministry for small and medium-sized businesses, widely considered to be a move to accommodate two new cabinet ministers affiliated with conservative parties, which have reportedly promised to give Lula more support in congress in return for seats in his cabinet. End of preview - This article contains approximately 538 words.
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