 Both of them were completely opposed to the privatization of the sector, which was, in their opinion, responsible for the energy problems that the country was facing.Pinguelli invited Rousseff to join the group meetings in June 2001, where she arrived as a shy participant in a team formed by several professors, but soon stood out with her objectivity and good knowledge of the area.However, it was clear for everyone in the group that Pinguelli would become the Minister of Energy if Lula won the election.