Tereza Cristina (DEM-MS), 64, will be the first female minister of the Jair Bolsonaro government. The president-elect himself confirmed in his social network the appointment of the deputy to the Ministry of Agriculture. The confirmation had already been made also by the federal deputy Alceu Moreira (MDB-RS). According to him, the portfolio will not be merged with the Ministry of the Environment, whose owner will be chosen by the president-elect and “homologated” by the parliamentarians linked to agriculture. According to Moreira, the Minister of the Environment will have “a differentiated profile”.
During a meeting with Jair Bolsonaro, the parliamentarians related to agriculture indicated Tereza Cristina to be the Minister of Agriculture. The nomination was made by a group of 20 members of the Parliamentary Agricultural and Livestock Front (FPA), in a meeting at the Cultural Center of the Bank of Brazil (CCBB), in Brasília, where the government transition office works.
Agronomist and entrepreneur, Tereza Cristina is president of the FPA and has a long history in the sector. She was Secretary of Agrarian Development of Production, Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Mato Grosso do Sul during the government of André Puccinelli (MDB).
In a statement, the president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), Francisco Turra, praised the appointment of Congresswoman Tereza Cristina (DEM-MS) as the future Minister of Agriculture.
“Ms. Tereza Cristina has technical knowledge and political support to take the job. It is a key leadership for the national productive sector, with unquestionable work ahead of the FPA. We are very confident because she knows the animal protein industry as few, and knows clearly the difficulties and opportunities that lie ahead, “analyzes Turra.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.