Fernando Luíz Lemos Igreja, head of ceremonial operations at Brazil’s Planalto Palace, has been nominated to serve as the country’s ambassador to Italy, pending Senate committee approval. (Foto: Instagram)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has nominated Fernando Luíz Lemos Igreja, who currently heads ceremonial operations at the Planalto Palace, to become Brazil’s ambassador to Italy. The nomination was sent to the Brazilian Senate’s Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee for consideration.
The Brazilian Embassy in Rome is currently led by Ambassador Renato Mosca de Souza. The proposed change in leadership cannot proceed unless the Senate committee approves Igreja’s nomination.
Igreja has headed ceremonial operations at the Planalto Palace since 2023. Before taking that position, the career diplomat served in Mexico, Portugal, France, Algeria, the United States and Chile.
From 2017 through 2022, Igreja served as Brazil’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Lula has now nominated him to lead Brazil’s diplomatic representation in Italy, pending the committee’s approval.
