The intensification of the political dispute between allies of the governor () and the mayor of Recife, crashed guidelines in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. Both politicians are potential opponents in the state government elections in 2026.
Since early 2023, the relationship between Raquel’s management and the Assembly is marked by tensions and criticism from side to side.
The new clash episode involves the stagnation of a loan of R $ 1.5 billion to raise funds for structuring works, Seen as crucial to leverage the governor’s popularity, and the administrator’s appointment of before he was sabbathed by the deputies.
Without a consistent allied base in the assembly, the government attributes the lock of the agenda to the anticipation of the 2026 election campaign, a view corroborated by allies in the house.
The opposition has had a more striking performance this year and has placed obstacles to voting. In the case of the loan, it charges the detailing of information on spending and points out that another R $ 9.2 billion has been approved since 2023 for the Rachel government to use in investments.
“These loans are flawed, we have already approved a significant amount, and the government seems not to be able to execute. The execution rate is 60% of what was approved, lower than in the previous management [de Paulo Câmara, que era do PSB]”, says state deputy Antonio Coelho (União Brasil).
Rachel’s two movements annoyed the politically broken with the governor, and deputies close to him.
Even with the loan of R $ 1.5 billion crashed since March, Raquel sent, in early June, a new request of $ 1.7 billion, which was interpreted as a pressure on the legislature.
Another factor that displeased the deputies, including government allies, was that the governor appointed lawyer Virgílio Oliveira as interim administrator of Fernando de Noronha, dribbling the Assembly, which so far has not done the sabbath or voted his nomination officially for the position.
The legislation allows the Chief Executive to appoint Interinian administrators to the archipelago as long as the Assembly does not approve of a definitive indication. In the present case, Raquel chose to indicate the same name, anticipating, in practice, the beginning of Virgílio’s management in Noronha.
Virgílio is a lawyer and son of federal deputy Waldemar Oliveira (Avante). . His sabbath should happen in August.
The tendency is that the vote on the first loan request, of R $ 1.5 billion, will only take place in the second semester, as the parliamentary recess will be in July.
State deputies also want the. According to Sheet It showed in May, the government claims problems in the elaboration of the amendments, but this version did not convince parliamentarians.
An obstacle to the government is that the three main committees of the Assembly are chaired, from 2025 to 2026, by government opponents. At the Justice Commission, the PL came to the presidency after having votes from the PSB deputies of João Campos.
“We had a great anticipation of the election campaign. In the first two years, the governor had no difficulty in project approvals. In the elections, Raquel defeated the mayor’s group in several municipalities. From there, there was an articulation of the PSB with the Bolsonarist bench [contra a governadora]”, says state deputy João Paulo (PT), former mayor of Recife.
The petista bench, formed by three deputies, is, in theory, of opposition, but in practice it has voted predominantly in favor of the government.
Amid the impasse, the salary adjustment of 6.27% for state network educators was approved on June 9, after three weeks of difficulties to ensure minimum quorum for voting. The supplementary credit for June festivities in the municipalities was approved on Tuesday (17), a few days from the holiday of São João, celebrated on June 24.
While locking clashes with the assembly ,. The PSD reached 68 affiliated mayors – a total of 184 – last week, being the largest party with municipal managers in Pernambuco. The governor bets on mayors as electoral cables in 2026 to reverse the scenario, as research has nominated João Campos ahead.
In Recife, the City Council authorized the city to capture R $ 900 million in infrastructure loans. There were 29 votes favorable and 7 opposites. Most of those who were against are Bolsonarist councilors, who lead the opposition to João Campos. The opposition in the capital says that since 2021, the mayor has achieved $ 3.7 billion in loans.
