Costa should lead the transition at the public broadcasting company. Her inauguration ceremony will take place Monday at the company’s headquarters in Brasília.
The artist is the first woman announced as part of the Brazilian ministerial team. In the campaign, the president-elect Lula promised the creation of regional cultural committees to promote local artists and initiatives.
At a Monday meeting with US Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Brasília, Lula is quoted as saying “it may not be possible to go before the inauguration.”
According to the rapporteur of the Bicameral Budget Commission, what the transition team presented is a proposal that still needs to be negotiated with party leaders to be approved.
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will participate in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheik, in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27).