The president of , (-AL), went to Palácio da Alvorada on the afternoon of this Thursday (26) for a conversation with the president () about the decision of the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court).
On Monday (23), after the start of the parliamentary recess, Dino decided to suspend the payment of R$4.2 billion in parliamentary amendments. The decision opened a new front in the crisis between Congress and the Supreme Court due to this mechanism.
The minister also ordered the Federal Police to open an investigation to investigate the process of releasing these amendments, including the testimony of deputies who had denounced the irregularities. The next day.
Lira spent Christmas with her family in Maceió, capital of Alagoas, but returned to the federal capital. Last week, the president of the Chamber told journalists that he intended to return to Brasília only in January, if there were no urgent matters.
The meeting with Lula lasted just over an hour. Before meeting with Lula, the man from Alagoas met with the leader of the Republicans, Hugo Motta, for around 20 minutes, at the official presidential residence. Motta is Lira’s candidate to succeed her at the helm of the House.
Lira had earlier summoned the Chamber leaders for a conversation at the official residence this Thursday. The majority of federal deputies traveled to their respective states even before the fiscal package was fully approved, given the possibility of remote voting.
Dino’s decision provoked a reaction from leaders of the Chamber of Deputies behind the scenes. In addition to criticizing the suspension of payments, parliamentarians pointed to a “media” action, especially in relation to the PF’s actions.
Dino responded to a representation from PSOL that presented new facts regarding the payment of commission amendments — the target of criticism and previous decisions by the minister himself due to the lack of transparency.
The representation cites a letter sent to the federal government and signed by 17 party leaders from the Chamber of Deputies indicating 5,449 commission amendments totaling R$4.2 billion.
According to PSOL, the distribution of the set of amendments would take place “without prior approval and formal registration by the committees, under the pretext of ‘ratifying’ the indications previously presented by the members of the committees”.
