Brazilian Deputy Janones Declines Minister Post, Stays in Chamber and Rede

valor.globo.com (Portuguese) —

Federal deputy André Janones announced Sunday he will not accept a ministerial position and will remain in the Chamber of Deputies and his party, Rede. He led digital strategy for President Lula's re-election campaign. Janones told "Fantástico" he will stay in Rede despite being courted by other parties and speculated for the Communications Ministry. He met with Lula for about three hours after the election, saying he can help more as a deputy. Janones estimated his WhatsApp channel "Exército do Lula" will lose about 10% of its 10.45 million followers, whom he called "infiltrated," leaving roughly 900,000 supporters.


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