Stigmatized by, the former president submerged in the 16 years of office as a senator, focused on foreign policy and (PT) issues in 2016.
Advisors and parliamentarians who lived with Collor in describing his passage through the house as discreet, reserved, shy and even inexpressive-opposition to the years of presidency of the Republic, in which he appeared running or strolling jet ski.
Collor was first in 2006 by and in 2014. In the speech in which he said goodbye to his term, the former president said he arrived at the optimistic congress; It came out in 2022, worried.
“The resolution of the crises of the country and the moderation of conflicts are not passed – repay, do not pass – by the arousal of the power of the togas, much less for the dream of the march of the boots. The solution is and will always be in the political dialogue on its highest level,” said the senator at the time.
During his term, Collor filed two proposals for amendment to the Constitution, but none advanced. The first made the country’s system of government in parliamentarism. The second increased the number of ministers of the (Supreme Federal Court) from the current 11 to 15 and established a 15 -year term – today, the court members are in office until the age of 75, regardless of the period of permanence.
The senator devoted most of the time of his two terms to international matters and chaired the CRE (Foreign Relations Commission) – where he used to arrive five minutes in advance and open the session on time at the expected time, according to reports.
“As a senator, he was very active on economic topics and international relations. He was a very active, diligent president of CRE who valued the commission. He went to Syria, made very interesting contacts,” says Senator Esperidião Amin (PP-SC) about the colleague with whom he lived for four years.
Despite the committed performance, Collor starred in one (former PMDB-RS) in 2009. At the time, Simon defended the removal of the then-Senate president, José Sarney (former PMDB-AP), and cited Collor’s relationship with countryman Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL).
“The words the Lord has just pronounced are words about me and my political relations that I do not accept. […] I want the Lord to swallow them and typed them as convenient, “Simon.
“Fire of his eyes came out [Collor]. The image of his father in the Senate plenary came to me. The difference is that his father missed the shot. In my case, I was in the direct line “, in reference to the episode in which Collor’s father, Arnon de Mello (AL), was shot dead, by mistake, Senator José Kairala (AC), in an attempt to hit the opponent Silvestre Pericles (AL).
In another remarkable chapter, the former president of the Republic the former attorney general of the Republic while defending himself from the accusation that on Friday (25).
“Calinious and infamous statements. Son of the bitch,” the then senator whispered in August 2015 during a speech at the Senate Tribune. He spoke about his at his house, known as Casa da Dinda, the previous month.
Even though he was president of the Republic, Collor did not usually draw attention through the Senate corridors and spent a lot of time in the office. During the discussions around the LAI (Access to Information Law) and the creation of the, defended the eternal confidentiality of documents classified as ultrascretes.
Senator Paulo Paim (PT-RS) says he has good memories of his former colleague. In 1991, when Collor was President of the Republic, Paim, then federal deputy, announced hunger strike to protest the minimum wage. According to him, Collor had him warned him that he would grant an allowance.
“I always faced controversial themes compared to the most conservative, commitment to social responsibility, and he practically accompanied me in everything. I said: President, for workers, to the social field, this project is not good. And he said: Okay, I’ll accompany you.”
Collor was by decision of STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who denied an appeal from the former president’s defense on Thursday (24) and decided to start serving 8 years and 10 months in prison. On Friday, most court ministers followed the understanding Moraes in virtual vote.
