Coordinator of the MST is nominated for a position in the Secretary-General of the Presidency

A coordinator of the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurales Sem Terra (MST) was nominated by the Lula government to occupy a position in the Secretary-General of the Presidency.

Kelli Cristine de Oliveira Mafort, a member of the MST national coordination, will perform the function of national secretary of Social Dialogues and Public Policy Articulation at the head of the chief minister Márcio Macêdo (PT).

The name was confirmed in a letter assigned by the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa (PT), on the 23rd and published in the Official Gazette of the Union on the last terça-feira (24).

At the beginning of the month, Kelli had already been announced for the position by the minister in a publication on social networks. Macedo affirmed that he was honored with his team.

“Minister and president obliged by the confidence of being in charge of this fundamental task to guarantee the defense of Brazilian democracy with social participation”, answered the secretary.

Obliged Minister @MarcioMacedoPT e president @LulaOficial He is confident of being ahead of this fundamental task to guarantee the defense of Brazilian democracy with social participation. https://t.co/LGSNrvJQOC

— Kelli Mafort (@KelliMafort) January 13, 2023

A member of the MST coordination informed CNN It is not confirmed that Kelli will accumulate the two functions – I do not govern and the organization.

The federal deputy Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG), who leads the party bench in the Câmara dos Deputados, reported on CNN which certifies that the secretary must choose one of two positions.

* Posted by Léo Lopes, with information from CNN in Brasília