Governor Celina Leão is orchestrating an administrative reform in the Federal District, planning to dismiss all appointed positions to refresh her team and streamline public management.
The governor of the Federal District, Celina Leão (PP), has made a strategic decision that promises to stir the backstage of the Palácio do Buriti in the coming weeks. Instead of following plans for a vacation abroad, the administrator prioritized direct command of the administrative transition to ensure that her new phase in government has a cohesive identity aligned with her priority projects.
The central move of this reorganization is the preparation of an administrative act — already nicknamed in political corridors as “decretation” — that is set to be formalized on December 31. The measure calls for a mass dismissal of employees holding positions of free appointment, paving the way for a deep renewal of the GDF‘s workforce.
The strategy behind the “decretation”
The governor’s goal is twofold: to make a fiscal adjustment by reducing the swelling of the public machine and to conduct a rigorous selection of the professionals who will join the first and second tiers. By eliminating the appointed posts, Celina Leão gains complete freedom to filter technical and political profiles, ensuring that only those committed to her government plan remain or are hired into the new structure.
“The maneuver seeks to empty the excess of appointed positions inherited from previous administrations and to imprint the elected administration’s own brand in the Federal District.”
Priorities and goals for the new term
Celina Leão’s agenda focuses on delivering immediate results for the population. The governor has been holding regular meetings with her secretariat, where the goals for critical sectors such as health, transportation, and infrastructure projects are the central theme. The transition period will be used to define the pillars that will sustain the rest of her term.
With the decision to cancel its travel plans to the United States, the local Executive chief signals an intention to centralize decisions and closely monitor every change in administration. The expectation is that, after the December clean‑up, the new government configuration will be assembled with a focus on administrative efficiency and faster delivery of public services.
The next steps of the GDF will be crucial to gauge the impact of this reform on the political environment of the DF. While the secretariat works on refining the new names, the opposition and civil servants are watching closely, wary of significant changes to the power structure that underpins the federal capital.