{{Short description|Brazilian philosopher and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Gilberto Carvalho | image = Gilberto carvalho 2011.jpg | caption = Gilberto Carvalho in 2011. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|1|21}} | birth_place = Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | party = Workers' Party {{small|(1980–present)}} | alma_mater = Federal University of Paraná | occupation = philosopher<br>politician | father = Antônio Carvalho | mother = Geracy Ballarotti Carvalho | awards = Order of Military Merit {{small|(2003)}} | office1 = Chief minister of {{Interlanguage link|General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic (Brazil)|lt=General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil|pt|Secretaria-Geral da Presidência da República|nobold=y|v=ib}} | term_start1 = 1 January 2011 | term_end1 = 1 January 2015 | president1 = Dilma Rousseff | predecessor1 = Luiz Dulci | successor1 = Miguel Rossetto | office2 = Municipal Secretary of Communication of Santo André | term_start2 = 1 January 1997 | term_end2 = 31 December 2000 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Mario Maurici | office3 = Municipal Secretary of Government of Santo André | term_start3 = 1 January 2001 | term_end3 = 14 January 2002 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = Mario Maurici }}
'''Gilberto Carvalho''' (January 21, 1951) is a Brazilian philosopher and politician affiliated with the Workers’ Party (PT).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=CARVALHO, Gilberto |url=https://www18.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/carvalho-gilberto |access-date=April 14, 2026 |website=Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil |language=pt-br|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729165750/https://www18.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/carvalho-gilberto|archive-date=July 29, 2025|url-status=live|publisher=Fundação Getúlio Vargas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://www.iea.usp.br/pessoas/pasta-pessoag/gilberto-carvalho |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251111050602/https://www.iea.usp.br/pessoas/pasta-pessoag/gilberto-carvalho |archive-date=November 11, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade de São Paulo |publisher=Universidade de São Paulo}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/os-60-mais-poderosos/gilberto-carvalho/521798c9b92b3f4a1c000003.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829014012/https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/os-60-mais-poderosos/gilberto-carvalho/521798c9b92b3f4a1c000003.html |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013 |website=Último Segundo |publisher=iG}}</ref> He served as Chief Minister of the {{Interlanguage link|General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic (Brazil)|lt=General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil|pt|Secretaria-Geral da Presidência da República}} between 2011 and 2015, during Dilma Rousseff presidency.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2011 |title=Os ouvidos do Planalto - revista piauí |url=https://piaui.uol.com.br/materia/os-ouvidos-do-planalto/ |access-date=April 14, 2026 |website=revista piauí - _pra quem tem um clique a mais |language=pt-BR|last=Fraga|first=Plínio|archive-date=April 15, 2026|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415131124/https://piaui.uol.com.br/materia/os-ouvidos-do-planalto/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2014 |title=Gilberto Carvalho: interlocução com movimentos sociais é parte das atribuições - Notícias |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/431093-gilberto-carvalho-interlocucao-com-movimentos-sociais-e-parte-das-atribuicoes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314185916/https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/431093-gilberto-carvalho-interlocucao-com-movimentos-sociais-e-parte-das-atribuicoes/ |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Azevedo |first=Reinaldo |author-link=Reinaldo Azevedo |date=June 11, 2014 |title=Gilberto Carvalho, o homem da gravata vermelha, erra até quando acerta. É incurável! |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/gilberto-carvalho-o-homem-da-gravata-vermelha-erra-ate-quando-acerta-e-incuravel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415144216/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/gilberto-carvalho-o-homem-da-gravata-vermelha-erra-ate-quando-acerta-e-incuravel/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Biography ==
=== First years and education ===
Gilberto Carvalho was born in Londrina, a city in the interior of Paraná, on January 21, 1951.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=December 13, 2010 |title=Amigo de Lula há 30 anos, Carvalho é confirmado na Secretaria Geral |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2010/12/amigo-de-lula-ha-30-anos-carvalho-e-confirmado-na-secretaria-geral.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212133821/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2010/12/amigo-de-lula-ha-30-anos-carvalho-e-confirmado-na-secretaria-geral.html |archive-date=February 12, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2010 |title=Prefeito entrega Medalha 10 de Dezembro a Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://blog.londrina.pr.gov.br/?p=9167 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415132637/https://blog.londrina.pr.gov.br/?p=9167 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Blog Londrina |publisher=City of Londrina |language=pt-BR}}</ref> At the age of 11, he decided to become a priest and entered a seminary without consulting his parents.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He remained active in the Catholic Church, preparing to become a priest, and in 1968, he received his novice cassock.<ref name=":0" /> The following year, he moved from the interior of Paraná to Curitiba, the state capital, where he enrolled in the philosophy program at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and later graduated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/pt-br/composicao/quem-e-quem/curriculos/gilberto-carvalho.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809011008/https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/pt-br/composicao/quem-e-quem/curriculos/gilberto-carvalho.pdf |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Ministry of Labour and Employment}}</ref> During his years at the university, he distanced himself from the seminary and joined the student movement opposing the dictatorship.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> While still in Curitiba, he began studying theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), but did not complete the program.<ref name=":2" />
=== The Church, Labor Unions, and a Political Career === thumb|Gilberto Carvalho in 2012.|left When he was twenty-four, he came across a copy of the French book ''L’Ânesse de Balaam dans une Favelle Brésilienne'' by Joseph Bouchaud and Frédy Kunz, which recounts the experiences of the latter, a priest and resident of a favela in Crateús, Ceará.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[L'ânesse de balaam - Dans une favelle bresilienne. Português] |url=https://pergamum-biblioteca.pucpr.br/acervo/143118 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415140520/https://pergamum-biblioteca.pucpr.br/acervo/143118 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná}}</ref> Inspired by the story of the “worker priests” and influenced by liberation theology, he translated the book into Portuguese for {{Interlanguage link|Edições Loyola|lt=Loyola|pt|Edições Loyola}}, a Brazilian Catholic publishing house based in São Paulo.<ref name=":2" />
In 1975, after dropping out of the theology program at PUCPR, he moved with two other seminarians to a favela in Vila Belém, São Paulo, to work in a factory in accordance with the principles of the workers’ ministry.<ref name=":0" /> Carvalho worked at a plastics factory in Curitiba and later at a metalworking plant in São Paulo. He joined the labor movement and was an activist with the Catholic Church’s Basic Ecclesial Communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amaral |first=Marina |date=November 21, 2022 |title=Gilberto Carvalho: Sem dialogar com as massas, o risco é "repetir 2013 e 2016” |url=https://apublica.org/2022/11/gilberto-carvalho-sem-dialogar-com-as-massas-o-risco-e-repetir-2013-e-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260118082446/https://apublica.org/2022/11/gilberto-carvalho-sem-dialogar-com-as-massas-o-risco-e-repetir-2013-e-2016/ |archive-date=January 18, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Agência Pública |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2022 |title=PT cria 'núcleos evangélicos' em 21 estados |url=https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/pt-cria-nucleos-evangelicos-em-21-estados/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401095111/https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/pt-cria-nucleos-evangelicos-em-21-estados/ |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=CartaCapital |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In the 1970's final years, he became involved in the ABC metalworkers’ strike, where he met Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the strike group’s main union and political leader.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2010 |title=Amigo de Lula há 30 anos, Carvalho é confirmado na Secretaria Geral |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/amigo-de-lula-ha-30-anos-carvalho-e-confirmado-na-secretaria-geral-0jgor3qqtg2l6v9vfnb5kf2oe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622184844/https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/amigo-de-lula-ha-30-anos-carvalho-e-confirmado-na-secretaria-geral-0jgor3qqtg2l6v9vfnb5kf2oe/ |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> As he grew closer to Lula and the labor movement, he helped found the Workers’ Party (PT) in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maia |first=Gustavo |date=January 28, 2022 |title=A nova missão de Gilberto Carvalho no PT |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/radar/a-nova-missao-de-gilberto-carvalho-no-pt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016020207/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/radar/a-nova-missao-de-gilberto-carvalho-no-pt/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 1981, at the recommendation of the Pastoral Operária, he traveled to Europe to learn about labor union practices and strengthen ties with the Pastoral.<ref name=":0" /> Two years later, in 1983, he was present at the founding of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), which took place in São Bernardo do Campo, in the Greater São Paulo, and became one of the leading trade union movements in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2015 |title=Prefeito abre e Fernando Haddad fecha 1º dia do Seminário Internacional |url=https://www.saobernardo.sp.gov.br/busca?p_p_id=101&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_101_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_returnToFullPageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saobernardo.sp.gov.br%2Fweb%2Fsbc%2Fbusca%3Fp_auth%3DRtXi3P2p%26p_p_id%3D3%26p_p_lifecycle%3D1%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_state_rcv%3D1&_101_assetEntryId=498797&_101_type=content&_101_urlTitle=prefeito-abre-e-haddad-fecha-o-1-dia-do-seminario-internacional-sobre-participacao-cidada&inheritRedirect=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516044744/https://www.saobernardo.sp.gov.br/protagonistas |archive-date=May 16, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Prefeitura de São Bernardo do Campo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galassi |first=Vanessa |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Documentário sobre fundação da CUT pode ser assistido no Youtube |url=https://www.sinprodf.org.br/documentario-sobre-fundacao-da-cut-pode-ser-assistido-no-youtube/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116002038/https://www.sinprodf.org.br/documentario-sobre-fundacao-da-cut-pode-ser-assistido-no-youtube/ |archive-date=January 16, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Sindicato dos Professores no Distrito Federal |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
In 1986, after helping to establish the PT in Paraná, he ran for federal deputy representing the state in {{Interlanguage link|1986 Paraná gubernatorial election|lt=that year’s election|pt|Eleições estaduais no Paraná em 1986}}.<ref name=":2" /> In the election, he received 25,077 votes, making him the PT’s second-highest vote-getter in the election, trailing only agronomist Claus Magno Germer.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Eleições {{!}} 1986 {{!}} Paraná {{!}} PT |url=https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiOGU4MTNjZGUtZTZhMi00ZjBhLWI2ZjQtMmQ4ZWU2ZDVlNWQ5IiwidCI6ImFiNzcyYzYzLWViMzgtNGIxZS1iZWY3LTdiNjBlZDhhY2RmMSJ9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/eleicoes-1986-pr |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Superior Electoral Court}}</ref> In that election, the PT did not win any seats in the Federal Chamber of Deputies in Paraná, as the party failed to meet the electoral threshold.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> After the defeat in the 1990s, he moved to Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro, and began leading the Cajamar Institute, a training program for political leaders that Lula used to attend.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pomar |first=Valter |date=February 14, 2021 |title=Vida longa ao Instituto Cajamar |url=https://pagina13.org.br/vida-longa-ao-instituto-cajamar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208162418/https://pagina13.org.br/vida-longa-ao-instituto-cajamar/ |archive-date=February 8, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Página 13 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuzzi |first=Vitor |date=August 2, 2021 |title=Instituto Cajamar: origens da formação de movimentos sociais |url=https://www.cut.org.br/noticias/instituto-cajamar-origens-da-formacao-de-movimentos-sociais-50f3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802151446/https://www.cut.org.br/noticias/instituto-cajamar-origens-da-formacao-de-movimentos-sociais-50f3 |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Central Única dos Trabalhadores |language=pt-br}}</ref>
In the 1994 presidential election, Carvalho was part of the campaign team for Luís Inácio Lula da Silva’s bid for the presidency, working on mobilization efforts in the areas of culture and communications.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=February 18, 1994 |title=PT mantém limitação à bancada na revisão |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pesq=%22Gilberto%20Carvalho%22&pasta=ano%20199&pagfis=136553 |journal=Jornal do Brasil |volume=103 |issue=314 |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=March 8, 1994 |title=PT descarta a aliança eleitoral com o PSDB |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pesq=%22Gilberto%20Carvalho%22&pasta=ano%20199&pagfis=138190 |journal=Jornal do Brasil |volume=103 |issue=332 |pages=65}}</ref> The election was decided in the first round following the victory of Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB).<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2024 |title=A campanha em que FHC derrotou Lula em 1994 |url=https://memoriabrasileira.com.br/2024/05/memoria-a-campanha-em-que-fhc-derrotou-lula-em-1994/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717215146/https://memoriabrasileira.com.br/2024/05/memoria-a-campanha-em-que-fhc-derrotou-lula-em-1994/ |archive-date=July 17, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Portal Memória Brasileira |language=pt-BR}}</ref> From 1995 to 1997, he served as communications secretary for the PT, always aligning himself with the majority faction, ''Articulação de Esquerda'', the party’s most left-wing faction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quem Somos |url=https://pagina13.org.br/apresentacao/quem-somos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130142351/http://www.pagina13.org.br/apresentacao/quem-somos/ |archive-date=January 30, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Página 13 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In February 1997, he was appointed communications secretary of São Bernardo do Campo by Mayor Celso Daniel.<ref name=":0" /> Following the {{Interlanguage link|2000 Santo André municipal election|lt=mayor's re-election|pt|Eleição municipal em Santo André em 2000 }} in January 2001, Carvalho became Secretary of the Cabinet, a position he held until {{Interlanguage link|Murder of Celso Daniel|lt=Daniel’s murder|pt|Assassinato de Celso Daniel }} in January 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nunes |first=Augusto |author-link=Augusto Nunes |date=December 26, 2012 |title=As provas da conspiração forjada para sepultar o caso Celso Daniel |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/augusto-nunes/as-provas-da-conspiracao-forjada-para-sepultar-o-caso-celso-daniel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719141554/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/augusto-nunes/as-provas-da-conspiracao-forjada-para-sepultar-o-caso-celso-daniel/ |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
In the 2002 presidential election, he became Lula’s chief campaign advisor.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lago |first=Rudolfo |date=June 24, 2002 |title=Enquanto Garotinho não vem |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=028274_05&pesq=%22Gilberto%20Carvalho%22&pasta=ano%20200&pagfis=13919 |journal=Correio Braziliense |issue=14281 |pages=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=November 10, 2022 |title=PT discute nomes para o governo |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_12&pesq=%22Gilberto%20Carvalho%22&pasta=ano%20200&pagfis=79950 |journal=Jornal do Brasil |volume=112 |issue=216 |pages=6}}</ref> In the election, Lula defeated the frontrunner, José Serra (PSDB), in the runoff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2002|title=Após três eleições, Lula chega à Presidência da República -|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u41521.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317233445/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u41521.shtml|archive-date=March 17, 2026|access-date=April 8, 2026|website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 28, 2002|title=Governo Lula começa a ser montado amanhã|url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=030015_12&pasta=ano%20200&pesq=%22Lula%22&pagfis=79075|journal=Jornal do Brasil|volume=203|issue=112|pages=1}}</ref> During Lula’s eight-year presidency, he served as {{Interlanguage link|Office of the President (Brazil)|lt=Chief of Staff|pt|Gabinete Presidencial (Brasil) }}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Chefe de gabinete de Lula: Palácio é a casa do povo |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula-palacio-e-a-casa-do-povo-acl3upkx4l7686ky1f6yiyq8e/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415172144/https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula-palacio-e-a-casa-do-povo-acl3upkx4l7686ky1f6yiyq8e/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2008 |title=O braço direito de Lula |url=https://revista.istoe.com.br/3335_obracodireitodelula |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012233129/https://revista.istoe.com.br/3335_obracodireitodelula |archive-date=October 12, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=IstoÉ |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=September 29, 2008 |title=Relator recomenda arquivamento de processo contra chefe-de-gabinete de Lula |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2008/09/29/interna_politica,36287/relator-recomenda-arquivamento-de-processo-contra-chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519212453/https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2008/09/29/interna_politica,36287/relator-recomenda-arquivamento-de-processo-contra-chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula.shtml |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Correio Braziliense |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Known for his loyalty and close relationship with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as for serving as his advisor, he was often referred to as “the new Golbery” or “the new Chalaça,” allusions to the eras of President Ernesto Geisel and Emperor Pedro I of Brazil.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Pinto |first=Lúcio |date=March 14, 2024 |title=O Golbery de Lula |url=https://lucioflaviopinto.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/o-golbery-de-lula/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415172825/https://lucioflaviopinto.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/o-golbery-de-lula/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Lúcio Flávio Pinto |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The comparisons were made because, in the past, these figures were regarded as strongmen in the governments they served.<ref name=":13" /> In 2003, he was awarded the Order of Military Merit by Lula, with the rank of Special Commander.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Luiz |author-link=Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |last2=Filho |first2=José |author-link2=José Viegas Filho |date=April 2, 2003 |title=Decreto de 2 de abril de 2003 |url=https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=03/04/2003&jornal=1&pagina=14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250712105110/https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=03/04/2003&jornal=1&pagina=14 |archive-date=July 12, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Diário Oficial da União}}</ref>
During Dilma Rousseff’s 2009 presidential campaign, he was one of the key figures working to build ties between Lula and Catholic movements in an effort to secure the Catholic vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2010 |title=Para Gilberto Carvalho, candidata "evoluiu" sobre aborto |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/poder/po1410201016.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717045127/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/poder/po1410201016.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S. Paulo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2008 |title=Dilma Rousseff e Gilberto Carvalho presentes no Hosana Brasil |url=https://noticias.cancaonova.com/brasil/dilma-rousseff-e-gilberto-carvalho-presentes-no-hosana-brasil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419050031/https://noticias.cancaonova.com/brasil/dilma-rousseff-e-gilberto-carvalho-presentes-no-hosana-brasil/ |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Canção Nova}}</ref> Following Dilma’s victory, he was appointed at the start of her administration as Chief minister of the {{Interlanguage link|General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic (Brazil)|lt=General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil|pt|Secretaria-Geral da Presidência da República}} between 2011 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varella |first=Thiago |date=June 29, 2013 |title=Ao citar Dilma, ministro recebe vaias durante Marcha para Jesus |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2013/06/29/ao-citar-dilma-ministro-recebe-vaias-durante-marcha-para-jesus.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418075119/https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2013/06/29/ao-citar-dilma-ministro-recebe-vaias-durante-marcha-para-jesus.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Universo Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Onofre |first=Renato |date=May 12, 2014 |title=Gilberto Carvalho: Copa reabilitará a imagem de Dilma |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-copa-reabilitara-imagem-de-dilma-12465611 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415174817/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-copa-reabilitara-imagem-de-dilma-12465611 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Fellet |first=João |date=November 10, 2014 |title=Dilma deixou a desejar no diálogo com a sociedade, diz ministro |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2014/11/141108_entrevista_gilberto_jf_fd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331104424/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2014/11/141108_entrevista_gilberto_jf_fd |archive-date=March 31, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=BBC News Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref> During his administration, several ministers resigned or were removed from office due to corruption allegations, including prominent figures from the Workers’ Party (PT) such as Antonio Palocci<ref name=":2" /> (Chief of Staff), {{Interlanguage link|Luiz Sérgio|lt=Luiz Sérgio|pt|Luiz Sérgio}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alencastro |first=Catarina |last2=Braga |first2=Isabel |date=March 2, 2012 |title=Dilma abriu mão de Luiz Sérgio na Pesca em nome da coalizão |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/dilma-abriu-mao-de-luiz-sergio-na-pesca-em-nome-da-coalizao-4124307 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415180028/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/dilma-abriu-mao-de-luiz-sergio-na-pesca-em-nome-da-coalizao-4124307 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (Institutional Relations), Alfredo Nascimento<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fellet |first=João |date=July 6, 2011 |title=Entenda os fatos que levaram à saída do ministro Alfredo Nascimento |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2011/07/110706_denuncia_corrupcao_ministro_transporte_jf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309164634/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2011/07/110706_denuncia_corrupcao_ministro_transporte_jf |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=BBC News Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (Transportation), Nelson Jobim<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Folha de S.Paulo - Dilma demite Jobim e põe Celso Amorim na Defesa - 05/08/2011 |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/poder/po0508201102.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103071943/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/poder/po0508201102.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref> (Defense), {{Interlanguage link|Wagner Rossi|lt=Wagner Rossi|pt|Wagner Rossi}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Azevedo |first=Reinaldo |author-link=Reinaldo Azevedo |date=April 15, 2026 |title=Gilberto Carvalho tem de ser demitido antes de Wagner Rossi. Motivo: ele quer é ditadura! Se fica, Dilma endossa suas palavras; se endossa, agride também a democracia {{!}} Reinaldo Azevedo |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/gilberto-carvalho-tem-de-ser-demitido-antes-de-wagner-rossi-motivo-ele-quer-e-ditadura-se-fica-dilma-endossa-suas-palavras-se-endossa-agride-tambem-a-democracia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415180706/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/gilberto-carvalho-tem-de-ser-demitido-antes-de-wagner-rossi-motivo-ele-quer-e-ditadura-se-fica-dilma-endossa-suas-palavras-se-endossa-agride-tambem-a-democracia/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (Agriculture), {{Interlanguage link|Pedro Novais|lt=Pedro Novais|pt|Pedro Novais }}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damé |first=Luiza |date=April 2, 2011 |title=São tantos ministros no governo Dilma que seis deles nunca foram recebidos pela presidente |url=https://extra.globo.com/noticias/brasil/sao-tantos-ministros-no-governo-dilma-que-seis-deles-nunca-foram-recebidos-pela-presidente-1492732.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415180850/https://extra.globo.com/noticias/brasil/sao-tantos-ministros-no-governo-dilma-que-seis-deles-nunca-foram-recebidos-pela-presidente-1492732.html |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Extra |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (Tourism), Orlando Silva<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ribeiro |first=Jeferson |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Gilberto Carvalho se reúne com Silva e analisa futuro do colega |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-se-reune-com-silva-analisa-futuro-do-colega-3080800 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415181102/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-se-reune-com-silva-analisa-futuro-do-colega-3080800 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (Sports), and Carlos Lupi (Labor).<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2011 |title=Gilberto Carvalho diz que Lupi responde ‘bem’ sobre denúncias |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-diz-que-lupi-responde-bem-sobre-denuncias-3191106 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415181438/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/gilberto-carvalho-diz-que-lupi-responde-bem-sobre-denuncias-3191106 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Globo] |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Also during his tenure in Dilma’s first administration, the government faced the June 2013 protests, during which Carvalho was seen as a legitimate figure in the demonstrations.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Matsuki |first=Edgard |date=June 18, 2013 |title=Ministro de Dilma diz que ainda não entendeu protestos pelo Brasil |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2013/06/18/ministro-de-dilma-diz-que-ainda-nao-entendeu-protestos-pelo-brasil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240220234140/https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2013/06/18/ministro-de-dilma-diz-que-ainda-nao-entendeu-protestos-pelo-brasil.htm |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |work=Universo Online |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 21, 2014 |title=Protestos de 2013 acordaram governantes, diz Carvalho |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2014/05/21/interna_politica,531002/protestos-de-2013-acordaram-governantes-diz-carvalho.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909111338/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2014/05/21/interna_politica,531002/protestos-de-2013-acordaram-governantes-diz-carvalho.shtml |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Estado de Minas |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Despite the protests, he ranked 40th on the list of “Brazil’s 60 Most Powerful People” published by the website ''{{Interlanguage link|Último Segundo|lt=Último Segundo|pt|Último Segundo }}'', part of the Intenert Group (iG), in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> After working on Dilma’s successful campaign against Aécio Neves in the 2014 election, he was replaced by Miguel Rossetto.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Matoso |first=Filipe |last2= |first2= |date=December 18, 2014 |title=Carvalho afirma que será substituído por Rossetto na Secretaria-Geral |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2014/12/carvalho-diz-que-deixara-ministerio-para-presidir-conselho-do-sesi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726082001/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2014/12/carvalho-diz-que-deixara-ministerio-para-presidir-conselho-do-sesi.html |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
After leaving the government, he became chairman of the board of directors of the Industrial Social Services (Sesi).<ref name=":7" /> Between 2015 and 2016, Gilberto Carvalho played a key role in trying to convince various sectors to support the government’s continued tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chagas |first=Paulo |date=May 4, 2016 |title=Gilberto Carvalho admite que Dilma "vai descer a rampa", mas luta continuará |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2016-05/gilberto-carvalho-admite-que-dilma-vai-descer-rampa-mas-luta-continuara |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228035404/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2016-05/gilberto-carvalho-admite-que-dilma-vai-descer-rampa-mas-luta-continuara |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Agência Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref> At a political rally on May 1, 2016, he stated that while he acknowledged the PT’s mistakes, they did not justify impeachment.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandão |first=Marcelo |date=September 30, 2015 |title=PT errou ao se envolver em escândalos de corrupção, diz Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-09/gilberto-carvalho-diz-que-pt-tem-que-sofrer-por-envolvimento-em-corrupcao |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929150337/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-09/gilberto-carvalho-diz-que-pt-tem-que-sofrer-por-envolvimento-em-corrupcao |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Agência Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Araujo |first=Carla |date=May 4, 2016 |title='Vamos descer a rampa com a presidente', diz ex-ministro sobre possibilidade de Dilma se afastada |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/vamos-descer-a-rampa-com-a-presidente--diz-ex-ministro-sobre-possibilidade-de-dilma-se-afastada/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415183445/https://www.estadao.com.br/amp/politica/vamos-descer-a-rampa-com-a-presidente--diz-ex-ministro-sobre-possibilidade-de-dilma-se-afastada/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}}</ref> In June 2016, his dismissal from his position at Sesi was published in the Official Gazette (DOU) by the government of Michel Temer (PMDB).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verdélio |first=Andréia |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Temer exonera Gilberto Carvalho da presidência do Conselho Nacional do Sesi |url=https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2016/05/18/temer-exonera-gilberto-carvalho-da-presidencia-do-conselho-nacional-do-sesi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706043351/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2016/05/18/temer-exonera-gilberto-carvalho-da-presidencia-do-conselho-nacional-do-sesi/ |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Brasil de Fato |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Ex-ministro de Dilma, Gilberto Carvalho é exonerado de cargo no Sesi |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2016/05/18/ex-ministro-de-dilma-gilberto-carvalho-e-exonerado-de-cargo-no-sesi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222230920/https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2016/05/18/ex-ministro-de-dilma-gilberto-carvalho-e-exonerado-de-cargo-no-sesi.htm |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Universo Online}}</ref>
In February 2023, during Lula’s third term, he became national secretary for the popular and solidarity economy, assigned to the Ministry of Labour, headed by Luiz Marinho (PT).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Nivaldo |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Fiel aliado de Lula, Gilberto Carvalho assume secretaria no Ministério do Trabalho |url=https://www.jota.info/executivo/fiel-aliado-de-lula-gilberto-carvalho-assume-secretaria-no-ministerio-do-trabalho |url-status=live |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=JOTA Jornalismo |language=pt-BR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415193513/https://www.jota.info/executivo/fiel-aliado-de-lula-gilberto-carvalho-assume-secretaria-no-ministerio-do-trabalho}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazui |first=Guilherme |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Ex-chefe de gabinete de Lula, Gilberto Carvalho ganha secretaria no Ministério do Trabalho |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/10/ex-chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula-gilberto-carvalho-e-nomeado-para-secretaria-do-ministerio-do-trabalho.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212150557/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/10/ex-chefe-de-gabinete-de-lula-gilberto-carvalho-e-nomeado-para-secretaria-do-ministerio-do-trabalho.ghtml |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In October 2023, he took a brief leave of absence from his position to recover from pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Champola |first=Ricardo |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Gilberto Carvalho se afasta do governo para tratar pneumonia |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/gilberto-carvalho-se-afasta-do-governo-para-tratar-pneumonia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414144413/https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/gilberto-carvalho-se-afasta-do-governo-para-tratar-pneumonia/ |archive-date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref> He asked to step down in April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ribeiro |first=Luci |date=April 6, 2026 |title=DOU: Gilberto Carvalho deixa secretaria de Economia Popular do Ministério do Trabalho 'a pedido' |url=https://www.broadcast.com.br/ultimas-noticias/dou-gilberto-carvalho-deixa-secretaria-de-economia-popular-do-ministerio-do-trabalho-a-pedido/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415193836/https://www.broadcast.com.br/ultimas-noticias/dou-gilberto-carvalho-deixa-secretaria-de-economia-popular-do-ministerio-do-trabalho-a-pedido/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Broadcast - O mercado financeiro em tempo real |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Legal issues ==
=== Celso Daniel === Celso Daniel’s brothers accused Gilberto Carvalho of participating in an alleged kickback scheme in the ABC Paulista region.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Escândalos do Governo Lula: Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/idade/exclusivo/crise_lula/quem_quem.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115011407/https://veja.abril.com.br/idade/exclusivo/crise_lula/quem_quem.html |archive-date=November 15, 2006 |access-date=November 15, 2006 |website=Veja}}</ref> According to Celso’s brothers, Carvalho even confessed that on one occasion he drove his black Chevrolet Corsa carrying a suitcase containing 1.2 million reais to the then-president of the PT, José Dirceu.<ref name=":8" /> Carvalho rejected the accusations when he faced Celso Daniel’s brothers during the Bingo Parliamentary Inquiry ({{Interlanguage link|Bingo Scandal|lt=CPI dos Bingos|pt|Escândalo dos bingos }}) in late 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christofoletti |first=Lilian |last2=Correâ |first2=Hudson |date=October 27, 2005 |title=Escândalo do "mensalão"/Caso Celso Daniel: Acareação não elimina dúvidas sobre crime |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc2710200508.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604170308/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc2710200508.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alencar |first=Kennedy |date=November 7, 2005 |title=Entrevista de 2ª - Gilberto Carvalho: Reeleição será dolorosa, diz o chefe-de-gabinete de Lula |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0711200515.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604153112/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0711200515.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref> Sociologist Ivone Santana, who was not only Celso Daniel’s girlfriend at the time of the murder but also the mother of his only daughter, never corroborated the account given by her brothers-in-law regarding Celso’s murder, nor did she confirm the accusations against Dirceu and Carvalho, since her brothers-in-law were not closely involved in the day-to-day management of Celso’s affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2025 |title=Ex-companheira de Celso Daniel inocenta Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2005/11/08/ex-companheira-de-celso-daniel-inocenta-gilberto-carvalho |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250606101010/https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2005/11/08/ex-companheira-de-celso-daniel-inocenta-gilberto-carvalho |archive-date=June 6, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Federal Senate |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jiménez |first=Carla |date=April 5, 2016 |title=“É fácil fazer teoria da conspiração, mas a morte de Celso Daniel não foi política” |url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2016/04/02/politica/1459619861_766410.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722071923/https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2016/04/02/politica/1459619861_766410.html |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=El País Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2005 |title=Ex-namorada de Celso Daniel encampa versão do PT |url=https://www.congressoemfoco.com.br/noticia/99333/ex-namorada-de-celso-daniel-encampa-versao-do-pt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415185625/https://www.congressoemfoco.com.br/noticia/99333/ex-namorada-de-celso-daniel-encampa-versao-do-pt |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Congresso em Foco |language=pt-br}}</ref>
=== FARC === In June 2008, his name, along with those of other members of the federal government, was mentioned by a Colombian media outlet, which was reporting on stories from newspaper ''Folha de S.Paulo'', following the seizure of the laptop belonging to Raúl Reyes, the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, who had been killed by the Colombian government in March 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2008 |title=Revista colombiana revela ligações das Farc com políticos brasileiros |url=https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Mundo/0,,MUL708107-5602,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415185933/https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Mundo/0,,MUL708107-5602,00.html |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=G1}}</ref> Upon learning of the messages that mentioned members of the federal government, then-Defense Minister Nelson Jobim approached President Lula to inform him of their existence.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Siqueira |first=Claudio |last2=Michael |first2=Andréa |date=August 2, 2008 |title=Abin investiga elo entre Farc e petistas |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0208200820.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729165933/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0208200820.htm |archive-date=July 29, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S. Paulo}}</ref> The President then forwarded the material to Interpol and Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) for analysis and condemned the kidnappings carried out by the Colombian guerrilla group.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2008 |title=Outro lado: Governo nega envolvimento com as Farc |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0208200822.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729165511/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc0208200822.htm |archive-date=July 29, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S. Paulo}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Siqueira |first=Claudio |date=May 31, 2008 |title=PT barrou as Farc em foro da esquerda em São Paulo |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/mundo/ft3105200805.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114115255/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/mundo/ft3105200805.htm |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref> Gilberto Carvalho stated that he had never had contact with or exchanged electronic messages with Olivério Medina, limiting himself to interceding to improve the conditions of the prison where he was being held.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jardim |first=Claudia |date=July 31, 2008 |title=Brasil nega ter 'cooperado' com as Farc |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2008/07/printable/080731_farcbrasil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415190736/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2008/07/printable/080731_farcbrasil |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=BBC News Brasil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Azevedo |first=Reinald |date=August 2, 2008 |title=Carvalho, assessor de Lula, diz que prestou “ajuda humanitária” a terrorista. Que lindo! {{!}} Reinaldo Azevedo |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/carvalho-assessor-de-lula-diz-que-prestou-8220-ajuda-humanitaria-8221-a-terrorista-que-lindo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415190841/https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/carvalho-assessor-de-lula-diz-que-prestou-8220-ajuda-humanitaria-8221-a-terrorista-que-lindo/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Veja |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
=== Zelotes Operation === At the center of the Federal Police operation known as {{Interlanguage link|Operation Zelotes|lt=Zelotes|pt|Operação Zelotes }} in 2015, he was accused of making secret deals with lobbyists seeking tax benefits during the Lula administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cannes |first=Michèlle |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Ex-ministro Gilberto Carvalho prestará depoimento como testemunha na Zelotes |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2016-01/Ex-ministro%20Gilberto%20Carvalho%20prestar%C3%A1%20depoimento%20como%20testemunha%20na%20Zelotes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250824120132/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2016-01/Ex-ministro%20Gilberto%20Carvalho%20prestar%C3%A1%20depoimento%20como%20testemunha%20na%20Zelotes |archive-date=August 24, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Agência Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carvalho |first=Jailton |date=November 18, 2015 |title=Ministério Público pede quebra de sigilos de Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/ministerio-publico-pede-quebra-de-sigilos-de-gilberto-carvalho-18086576 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415191319/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/ministerio-publico-pede-quebra-de-sigilos-de-gilberto-carvalho-18086576 |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> On June 21, 2021, Carvalho was acquitted, along with former President Lula and five other defendants, of the charges brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peron |first=Isadora |date=June 21, 2021 |title=Juiz de Brasília absolve Lula em ação sobre MP que beneficiou montadoras da Zelotes |url=https://valor.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/06/21/juiz-de-braslia-absolve-lula-em-ao-sobre-mp-que-beneficiou-montadoras-da-zelotes.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103093605/https://valor.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/06/21/juiz-de-braslia-absolve-lula-em-ao-sobre-mp-que-beneficiou-montadoras-da-zelotes.ghtml |archive-date=January 3, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Valor Econômico |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Mateus |last2=Falcão |first2=Márcio |date=June 21, 2021 |title=Justiça Federal absolve Lula e Gilberto Carvalho em ação por corrupção passiva na Zelotes |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/06/21/justica-federal-absolve-lula-e-gilberto-carvalho-em-acao-da-operacao-zelotes.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251209212510/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/06/21/justica-federal-absolve-lula-e-gilberto-carvalho-em-acao-da-operacao-zelotes.ghtml |archive-date=December 9, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffmann |first=Gleisi |author-link=Gleisi Hoffmann |date=June 21, 2021 |title=PT saúda absolvição de Lula e Gilberto Carvalho |url=https://pt.org.br/pt-sauda-absolvicao-de-lula-e-gilberto-carvalho/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210062406/https://pt.org.br/pt-sauda-absolvicao-de-lula-e-gilberto-carvalho/ |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Partido dos Trabalhadores |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Personal life == He is Catholic.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amorim |first=Diego |date=January 16, 2018 |title=Esquerda católica ressacada com Lula duplamente condenado |url=https://oantagonista.com.br/brasil/esquerda-catolica-ressacada-com-lula-duplamente-condenado/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517052029/https://oantagonista.com.br/brasil/esquerda-catolica-ressacada-com-lula-duplamente-condenado/ |archive-date=May 17, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=O Antagonista |language=pt-BR}}</ref> He has two sisters, Marilda Carvalho Dias<ref name=":2" /> and Márcia Lopes; the latter served as Minister of Social Development and the Fight Against Hunger during the final nine months of Lula’s administration and, since March 2025, has held the position of Minister for Women in Brazil during Lula’s third term.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins |first=Letícia |date=May 5, 2025 |title=Quem é Márcia Lopes, nova ministra das Mulheres do governo Lula |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/quem-e-marcia-lopes-nova-ministra-das-mulheres-do-governo-lula/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622181635/https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/quem-e-marcia-lopes-nova-ministra-das-mulheres-do-governo-lula/ |archive-date=June 22, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonçalves |first=André |date=August 22, 2010 |title=Brasília em família |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/brasilia-em-familia-459c9nb0dbnb9lfv1cp4y91se/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114170410/https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/brasilia-em-familia-459c9nb0dbnb9lfv1cp4y91se/ |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> He is a fan of SE Palmeiras, a soccer team from São Paulo, and in 2014 he presented Pope Francis with a team jersey.<ref name=":12">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4KUjDhZ_i8 |title=Gilberto Carvalho no Entre Vistas {{!}} CORAÇÃO NA POLÍTICA |date=August 25, 2022 |last=Kfouri |first=Juca |type=Television production |language=pt-br |publisher=TV dos Trabalhadores |access-date=April 15, 2026 |via=YouTube|author-link=Juca Kfouri}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2014 |title=26.02.2014 - Ministro Gilberto Carvalho presenteia o Papa Francisco com camisa do Palmeiras |url=https://www.gov.br/sri/pt-br/backup-secretaria-de-governo/assuntos/noticias/noticias-em-acervo/2014/02/26-02-2014-ministro-gilberto-carvalho-presenteia-o-papa-francisco-com-camisa-do-palmeiras |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422070704/https://www.gov.br/sri/pt-br/backup-secretaria-de-governo/assuntos/noticias/noticias-em-acervo/2014/02/26-02-2014-ministro-gilberto-carvalho-presenteia-o-papa-francisco-com-camisa-do-palmeiras |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Secretaria de Relações Institucionais}}</ref>
He was married to Maria do Carmo Alves de Albuquerque, with whom he had three children.<ref name=":0" /> From his second marriage, to Floripis, he had two adopted daughters.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leal |first=Luciana |last2=Rosa |first2=Vera |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Para parlamentares, é preciso humanizar a adoção no Brasil |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/para-parlamentares-e-preciso-humanizar-a-adocao-no-brasil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415192452/https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/para-parlamentares-e-preciso-humanizar-a-adocao-no-brasil/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}}</ref>
== References ==
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