House government leader says crisis was caused by electoral climate and will defend Federation with PDT and PSOL in the PT
Government leader in the House, José Guimarães (PT-CE), defended a “General Adjustment” in the political articulation after the – considering the highest setback of the Plateau in 2025.
In an interview with the newspaper The globe This Thursday (26.jun.2025), Guimarães stated that the government needs to recompose its base in Congress. According to him, the responsibility is shared by Chamber and Senate. “The problem occurs in both houses“, These.
The deputy stated that he will defend in the PT the formation of a political federation with PDT and PSOL in 2026.We have to take care of ours. (…) Then attract the center”He said.
The congress overthrew the increase in the IOF proposed by Lula in lightning vote in both houses – a rare and symbolic movement of legislature dissatisfaction with the plateau.
The bill had 383 votes in the House and was approved by acclamation in the Senate. The mayor (Republicans-PB) did not warn the government before guiding the vote. Allies now consider.
The defeat was seen by Guimarães as a “Dismissal to the country”which may oblige the executive to new contingencies. “The government will have to tighten, contingent, block everyone and everything“, These.
He stated that the Minister of Institutional Relations, should convene conversations with all parties. It also charged a more stable relationship with the presidents of Congress.
The deputy criticized the conduct of the vote by – which would have articulated unilaterally. “It was a serious mistake and a bad precedent for the house”He said.
According to the leader, the announcement of the agenda was made suddenly, by social networks, which made the debate difficult. He also suggested that the crisis was aggravated by the early electoral climate in Congress. “Connected the automatic election button”He said, referring to 2026.
Guimarães denied President Lula’s mistake and stated that the IOF’s retreat was a planned decision: the government chose to replace the measure with (provisional measure) with spending cut between $ 10 billion and $ 20 billion by 2026.
However, it pointed to the government’s slowness in the execution of the budget. And defended cut programs seen by him as non -strategic: “Make a linear cut of tax dismissal incentives, which is R $ 800 billion.”
The deputy also criticized the resistance of economic sectors to the increase in the tax burden: “Brazil is in a crossroads. (…) The above need to pay the bill they never paid”He said.
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