The president ()who were once governors to deal with the security crisis in the country and ask for political coordination to approve important agendas for the PT administration on the subject — such as the Security PEC and the original text of the , which is being processed in the Chamber.
After the meeting this Thursday (13), the minister (Institutional Relations) informed that the ministers were aligned with the government’s proposal regarding the bill and were encouraged by Lula to sensitize Congress and carry out confrontations.
Among those present, those who served as governors were ministers Rui Costa (Civil House), Wellington Dias (Social Development), Waldez Goés (Regional Development), Renan Filho (Transport), Camilo Santana (Education) and the vice-president and minister (Industry).
The call demonstrates a reaction to the movement of right-wing governors, who mobilized in favor of the governor of Rio de Janeiro, (), and against the federal government after the death of more than 120 people.
The meeting was also attended by the ministers (Justice and Public Security) and (Finance).
The text by rapporteur Guilherme Derrite (PL-SP) to PL Antifaction changes central points of the government’s original proposal. Even after three versions of opinions, from the government, centrão and opposition parties, so that points could be raised — which led the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), to postpone the vote in the House.
On the one hand, members of the Lula government base ask for the preservation of aspects of the original proposal, such as the maintenance of the powers and financial resources of the Federal Government, as well as other technical aspects, while the opposition claims that the text is still insufficient to meet the demands.
The day before, ministers and secretaries from the Communication Secretariat, the Institutional Relations Secretariat, the Civil House and the Civil House met this afternoon at Palácio do Planalto to outline strategies regarding the proposal.
After this meeting, Gleisi listed four main points in which the government calls for changes.
Shortly after the mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro, a group of right-wing governors traveled to the state in support of Cláudio Castro. On that occasion, they announced the creation of a group they called the “Peace Consortium”, which will bring together the heads of state executives to coordinate actions to combat organized crime.
The initiative takes place against the backdrop of the 2026 elections, when the public security debate should be one of the main points to be explored.
On Wednesday (12), in addition to Castro, Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil-GO), Romeu Zema (Novo-MG), Jorginho Mello (PL-SC) and Celina Leão (PP-DF) met with Motta to discuss changes to the anti-faction project.
They indicated that they support Derrite’s text, but still consider it insufficient and suggested a period of up to 30 days or until the end of the year for more actors to be heard and a robust text to be voted on in agreement with the Senate.
Right-wing governors also harshly criticized the Security PEC (proposed amendment to the Constitution), presented by the Executive at the beginning of the year and which has not yet been considered in Congress.
Understand the discussion
The processing of the Antifaction PL increased the political dispute between the government and the opposition over public security after the police operation against Comando Vermelho in Rio, which left 121 people dead.
The proposal was sent by Palácio do Planalto, but the Lula government ended up upset with , Secretary of Public Security of the government (Republicans) in .
The first version of Derrite’s text, in the view of government officials, opened a gap for the weakening of national sovereignty, something that the rapporteur classifies as a false narrative.
The government and the PT began to defend the PF and relate the anti-faction project to it and, in the face of public wear and tear, he overruled and said that he would preserve the PF’s competence — which he did.
