The decision of the president (PT) of going to Rome will include another international trip to a crowded petista schedule in the coming weeks, which imposes difficulties in resolving an extensive list of pending issues in Brazil, such as the crisis in (Brazilian Intelligence Agency), ministerial reform, nominations for courts and regulatory agencies.
The week after prolonged holiday was already seen by allies as short and challenging, even before the pontiff’s death. But the trip to Rome, which takes place this week (still with no set date), should take Lula out of Brasilia for a few more days – which will be added to China, between May 9 and 13.
The government awaits the exact date of the funeral to decide the roadmap. It is expected that it will take place between Friday (25) and Sunday (27).
The petista will occupy much of this Tuesday (22) with the visit of the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and businessmen from the neighboring country. The following week, the May 1 holiday on Thursday is expected to empty Brasilia again, as was because of Easter and Tiradentes.
From the list of Lula’s pending issues, the resolution of Abin is seen as one of the most delicate. The agency would have monitored high -ranking Paraguayan authorities amid negotiations on the Itaipu plant – the action was revealed by UOL in March. On Thursday (17), the general director of the institution, Luiz Fernando Corrêa, to PF (), who investigates the case.
Despite Lula’s personal appreciation for the agency’s head, allies bet on the departure of the director general. This expectation gains strength especially if confirmed at the disposal of PF Director-General Andrei Rodrigues, to.
Within the government, Corrêa and Rodrigues are considered rivals. The main divergence is related to the PF survey about the so -called “parallel abin”. Corrêa’s group states that the investigation has political motivations, while police see his movements to obstruct findings.
The president, who gave up passing Easter in Sao Paulo and returned to Brasilia on Saturday (19), is also advised to focus on ministerial reform to end this chapter. Thus, it would end the frying that some ministers have been subjected with months of speculation about a possible departure from the government.
This is the case of Márcio Macedo (General Secretariat of the Presidency), (Agrarian Development and Family Farming), Wellington Dias (Development and Social Assistance) and Cida Gonçalves (women).
Understanding also hoped about ministries that are not under the control of the PT. There is a collection of the PSD for more space and the president of, (-ap), (mines and energy).
There is still the uncertainty about the Ministry of Communications. He left the folder two weeks ago after being denounced by (Attorney General’s Office).
Deputy Pedro Lucas Fernandes (Brazil-MA Union) as new minister, but he issued a note, the next day, in which. Like the Sheet He showed, he has told allies that.
Another dispute that Lula needs to settle is for the chairs of the (Superior Court of Justice). There are two vacancies, one for representative of the judiciary and one for the prosecutor. Triplic lists of each category were voted on October 15, but six months passed without the president making the choices.
For the vacancy for the judges, Carlos Pires Brandão and Daniele Maranhão, from TRF-1 (Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region), based in Brasilia, and Marisa Santos, from TRF-3, based in Sao Paulo were selected.
Supported by the Minister of (Supreme Federal Court), Carlos Brandão is seen as a favorite. But Marisa’s name gained the support of the minister, also of the Supreme, and from São Paulo allies of the president.
The second list has the prosecutor Sammy Barbosa of the Acre Public Prosecutor, the prosecutor Marluce Caldas, from the Public Prosecutor of Alagoas, and that of the Federal Prosecutor.
For this vacancy, Marluce Caldas is appointed as a favorite. She is aunt of the mayor of Maceió, João Henrique Caldas (PL), and the appointment would seal the approach of JHC, as he is known, with Lula government. It is expected that he joins a base party.
The definition of the directors of the regulatory agencies is also on the agenda. The president appointed 14 names in December to fill the vacant posts in eight agencies, but the Senate has not yet approved them.
One of the problems for this confirmation lies in the resistance to former Deputy Wadih Damous (PT) as CEO of ANS (National Supplementary Agency), whose main function is regular and overseeing health insurance operators.
Current National Consumer Secretary, body of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Damous is a friend of the president and has the support of health groups, but would suffer caveats from another wing of the sector. The president of the Senate would have already warned Lula on difficulties for approval in the house.
Alcolumbre himself will dispute with Minister Alexandre Silveira on nominations for energy sector agencies. The Senate President has sought to convince Lula to replace the minister and the nominations.
Still in Congress, Lula is also pressured to decide whether the government enters more intensely on the debate on the amnesty project to the convicts of the scammers of January 8, 2023. Parties of its Allied base in the House.
