Amid the environment of uncertainty about who is or who leaves the team of President Luiz Inacio da Silva (), the minister (defense) is the only one who asked to leave and, in response ,.
It did not require counterparts, but it obtained as a bonus the president’s commitment to lend firm support from the government to the proposal of Constitutional Amendment (PEC) that requires the passage to the reserve of military personnel who compete for elective positions, even if they lose the disputes.
He has already talked about it with the Senate leader, (PT), and vice-president (). The PEC was presented in 2023, but has since been locked due to the lack of necessary support from the Plateau to face resistance in the opposition field.
According to José Mucio, the issue was decided in a personal conversation “with my friend of many years.” It happened last Friday. At the time, Lula pointed out that he would make a “friend” request for the minister’s permanence.
At the meeting, the president did not specifically cite the issue, but, in an indirect reference to the indictment of military and the imminence of the decision of the Attorney General’s Office about the inquiry of the coup attempt, said he did not want to add another problem to so many faced by the government at the moment.
The veto of special advisor Celso Amorim to the army bidding for weapons purchases of an Israeli company, to which Mucio publicly opposed, was not a matter dealt with between president and minister. For now, at least.
Regarding the processing of PEC, José Mucio assured that there is no impediment on the part of the military. On the contrary. In his view, it is good for the country and for the country, as it distances the barracks of political proselytizing.
The minister, however, did not give up leaving later. Lula asked him to stay until the end of his term and, in the middle ground, combined an initial deadline until December 2025.
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