Vice-president of , Altineu Côrtes (PL-RJ) denies that he was responsible for the appointment of Rodrigo de Lemos Lopes, who was removed by Caixa Econômica Federal from the Vice-Presidency of Sustainability and Digital Citizenship.
in response to the overturning of the tax MP by the Chamber of Deputies.
“I don’t know who this person is. I didn’t nominate anyone in this government, neither to this position, nor to any other. I don’t know why they are linking these people to me”, says Côrtes, who is the former leader of the PL in the House and a close ally of President Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB).
. José Trabulo Junior, consultant to the bank’s presidency and ally of senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI) and regional superintendents of ministries appointed by the MDB and PSD also lost their positions.
The government says it is relocating its political base, to reward faithful parliamentarians on important issues that are voted on in the National Congress.
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