Lula says he will send Congress a provisional measure to create a Public Security Ministry

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party, PT) said on Thursday (5) that he will send Congress a provisional measure (MP, a decree with immediate force of law) to create the Ministry of Public Security, one of his campaign promises, according to Folha de S.Paulo. He made the statement during a livestream alongside federal congressman André Janones (Rede-MG).

Creating the ministry depended on the Public Security PEC (proposed constitutional amendment), approved by Congress on Tuesday (3). Lula said he would meet on Friday afternoon (6) with ministers Miriam Belchior, his chief of staff, and Wellington Lima e Silva, of Justice, to discuss the details of the text.

During the livestream, the president repeated the slogan he used in the campaign, which pairs protection for workers with prison for criminals, reinforcing his commitment to make fighting violence one of the priorities of his new term.

According to Folha, the approval of the amendment and the new ministry are part of the government's strategy to take a leading role in an area that is among Brazilians' main concerns and that was central to this year's presidential race, in a debate historically dominated by right-wing rhetoric. Over the course of 2026, the executive branch launched the Brazil Against Organized Crime Program, and Lula adopted a tougher tone on crime during the campaign.

In a social media post on the day the amendment was approved, the president's account said the future ministry will focus on intelligence, planning and cooperation with states and municipalities to confront criminal factions and militias.