Two days after the disclosure of the Datafolha survey that revealed the fall of popularity of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), Ministers closest to the Chief Executive were summoned by him to discuss the reasons for the crisis and how to reverse it.
The meeting took place at the residence of Granja do Torto, on Sunday (16).
At the time, Government members pointed to measures from the Ministry of Finance as a main part of the popularity problem, Especially Fake News on PIX taxation and international purchasing tax, popularly known as a blouse rate.
The meeting took place without the presence of the folder holder, Fernando Haddad, who is traveling around the Middle East this week. The minister traveled on Friday (14) and will be back to Brazil only next Thursday (19).
Another discomfort factor recorded was with the performance of the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa. Part of the members pointed to problems in the coordination of government actions.
The Costa Folder is responsible for the planning and execution of works of the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), one of the flagship of the Lula administration.
The meeting was attended by ministers Alexandre Padilha (Institutional Relations), Rui Costa (Civil House) and Sidônio Palmeira (Communication), Alexandre Silveira (Minas and Energy), Camilo Santana, and Senate government leader Jaques Wagner (PT).
According to reports made to the report, Lula’s assistants would have pointed to wear with the “blouse rate” in 2023 and the PIX surveillance in 2024, which had strong popular repercussions, especially in social networks. Both proposals were proposed by the IRS and approved by Haddad.
In addition to these issues, the inflation of food, which has constantly increasing, was pointed out as a third factor of wear, but is not linked to the farm.
The meeting also addressed failures in government communication regarding the dissemination of their actions, and the goal now is to focus on the dissemination of information about services to people.
This is not the first time Haddad has been quoted at meetings of ministers with Lula.
A wing, especially linked to the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, have won “victories” under the economic team, such as the revocation of the PIX ordinance, as well as the announcement of the spending cut package along with the increase in the exemption range Income tax for people who earn up to R $ 5,000 – which further wear out the government’s credibility with market agents.
On the other hand, Lula has believed in economic measures to rebuild popularity. In addition to the exemption of IR for those who earn up to $ 5,000, there is a footage, which pays a cash bonus for young people in high school and students who choose teaching in the entrance exam, expansion of the popular pharmacy and private payroll.
The report sought the Ministry of Finance to comment on the case. The space remains open to manifestations.
