When President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party - PL, right) took office in 2019, then-Chief of Staff Minister Onyx Lorenzoni stated that it was necessary to "despetizar" ("un-PT-nize") Brazil," that is, to remove all "Petistas" (PT - Workers' Party politicians) who until then held positions of trust in the federal executive branch.
Bolsonaro's team exonerated hundreds of employees identified as PT militants who held commissioned positions in the Planalto Palace and the ministries.
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