The one held this Wednesday (8) at Palácio do Planalto to mark two years since the coup attacks of January 8 is attended by PT members, ministers of the (Supreme Federal Court) and commanders of the Armed Forces.
as to Sheet showed, there was an expectation of political emptying, with a greater presence of left-wing parliamentarians, which was confirmed. Representatives Zeca Dirceu (-PR) and Lindbergh Faria (PT-RJ) and senators Jaques Wagner (PT-BA) and Eliziane Gama (PSD-MA), among others, were present.
The Congress leadership, however, was absent. The presidents of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), and the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), were missing, as well as the possible successors in the positions, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) and Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP).
After the event, he participated in an event involving left-wing parties and social movements in Praça dos Três Poderes, a symbolic embrace of the place. He will go down the ramp with other authorities.
The president announced the event at his last ministerial meeting last year and asked that all heads of departments be present in Brasília. He has repeated that he hopes to make 2025 a milestone in defense of democracy in politics.
In the barracks and within the government itself, there was fear that inflammatory speeches would intensify tempers in the military, already shaken by the arrest of high-ranking officers. Minister José Múcio (Defense) and the commanders of the Navy, Marcos Olsen, the Army, Tomás Paiva, and the Air Force, Marcelo Damasceno, were in the audience.
Pacheco’s advisor said that he is on a previously scheduled trip, but that the first vice-president of the House, Veneziano Vital do Rêgo (MDB-PB), represented the Senate at the ceremony.
The absence disappointed Planalto, who were counting on Pacheco’s presence.
The ceremonies take place at a time of redesign of the Esplanade, with the possibility of appointing Congress leaders in a ministerial reform. The name of the president of the Senate is often mentioned in these conversations.
in turn, is in Alagoas with his father, Benedito Lira (PP-AL), who is ill. At last year’s event, pressured by Bolsonarists, he also did not attend.
According to reports, the President of the Republic himself invited the two and, before Christmas, he received confirmation of their presence.
Representative Maria do Rosário (PT-RS) represented the House in a speech at the ceremony. She mentioned Lira’s absence for personal reasons, to which the audience reacted with murmurs.
The ceremony is the third event on Planalto to mark the date. First, the and an amphora (vase) were presented. The items were vandalized in the 2023 coup attacks and have now been restored.
The clock was restored in Switzerland, at no cost to the Brazilian government, and arrived in Planalto the day before. According to the government, it belonged to the watchmaker of Louis 15, and there is only one other of this, on display in Versailles, France.
In a second event, the work “As Mulatas” by Di Cavalcanti was presented. The painting was torn in seven places and, according to Planalto, its estimated value was around R$8 million.
According to Planalto, 21 pieces were restored by specialists at Palácio da Alvorada, where a kind of laboratory was created for specialists to work on the works.
The event takes place amid a transition at Secom. On Tuesday, minister Paulo Pimenta (Secom) announced that the president decided to replace him with marketer Sidônio Palmeira and a transition in the department has already begun. The events were organized with the participation of the new owner and also the first lady, according to reports.
