After weariness with the STF, Abraham Weintraub says he will leave the Ministry of Education

Today was the day for Brazilians to witness yet another departure of a Brazilian minister. This time, the one who left the government was Abraham Weintraub, who headed the Education portfolio. He broke the news through a video released this Thursday (18) on social media. It is important to mention that the minister was in office for 14 months and, during that period, he accumulated quite complicated controversies.

At the moment, Weintraub lives under the weight of the effects of his statements. You may recall that recently a video of a ministerial meeting at the Planalto Palace was released. In it, the then minister calls the magistrates of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) “vagabonds”. If that wasn't enough, he still says it's his will to put Supreme ministers in jail. These statements generated wear and tear for the government.

However, it is not just for that reason that Weintraub was in an unsustainable situation. At the STF, he is the target of the fake news inquiry and is also investigated for racism due to a publication about China. With regard to the first case, the minister's defense made a request for habeas corpus, but it had no effect. Just yesterday (17), the STF decided to keep him in the investigation. Read on to learn more about his departure announcement.

More information on the departure of Abraham Weintraub

It is in this context that Weintraub leaves the government. In the video he released, the minister appears alongside Jair Bolsonaro and announces his departure from the MEC.

He stated that he will take over as director of the World Bank after going through a transitional period in the ministry. According to Weintraub, the president himself made this invitation. The minister took advantage of the situation to say that he will continue to support the government. In the caption of the video, he even wrote that Bolsonaro is the best president in Brazil.

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Source: InfoMoney