Government Leader assesses that Lula should only announce a name after hearing the Senate and that Alcolumbre should look for him
The leader of the government in the Senate, (PT-BA), said that the attorney general of the Union (AGU), Jorge Messias, is the name closest to the president (PT) among those for the vacancy open at the (Supreme Federal Court) with that of minister Luís Roberto Barroso.
“Obviously, the Messiah is the one he has the most contact with and has already been considered the other time. It’s an internal decision by Lula. He listens to a lot of people, but he doesn’t reveal the path he’s taking”declared to . According to Wagner, the president also maintains a good relationship with the senator (PSD-MG) and with minister Bruno Dantas, from the TCU (Federal Audit Court).
Wagner said that Lula should announce the chosen one “only after hearing the Senate” and that the president of the House, (União Brasil-AP), “must look for it”.
The senator also spoke about the government’s decision on the IOF MP (Provisional Measure). “We had been accumulating a series of victories, and the government was improving in the polls. As we had been winning everything, it was as if the opposition said: ‘We need to put the brakes on this’. Added to this, the Chamber did not like the Senate’s decision on the Blindagem PEC. There was a bit of a fightback. And it is very electoral”he stated.
According to Wagner, the government is now analyzing alternatives to restore revenue, such as decrees and measures on the betting market: “The Treasury has many tools, and the decree can help shape this market. They will bring a menu of measures for the president to choose from”.
Asked about the 2026 elections, the senator stated that Lula is “very candidate” for re-election and defended the repetition of the current ticket with Geraldo Alckmin (PSB). “I don’t pick the opposing team, I pick mine […] I have no doubt that President Lula is a strong candidate in 2026 and, if it depends on my opinion, the ticket should be repeated, as he did in 2006 with José Alencar”he declared.
