The president of , (-PB), told Sheet who broke with the leader of the House, (RJ). “I am no longer interested in having any type of relationship with Congressman Lindbergh Farias,” he declared.
The tension between the two politicians could accentuate the strain on the relationship between the government (PT) and the Chamber, at a time when there is also friction between the Palácio do Planalto and the Senate. According to two House leaders close to Motta, the relationship between the two will now be merely institutional.
In recent months, Motta’s group has complained about Lindbergh’s performance, accusing the parliamentarian of getting excited in discussions and seeking to erode the Chamber’s image in public opinion. The House leadership also criticizes the deputy’s behavior in weekly meetings with leaders and Motta, stating that he acts as if he were leader of the government, when he should only answer for the PT bench.
The PT member is one of the most active deputies in defending the government and its agenda in the House and has used publications on social media and speeches on the platform to wage this political dispute.
The discussion of the anti-faction bill, , accentuated the strain on Motta’s relationship with Lindbergh, say the parliamentarian’s allies. Members of the Chamber’s leadership complain, with reservation, about the actions of the government and its ministers in processing the matter, accusing them of encouraging attacks on the Chamber and what they consider “narratives” about the content of the text.
—and appointed as Lula’s main response to the public security crisis after — the deputy (PP-SP), government security secretary, considered the PT member’s potential opponent in 2026.
The decision by the president of the Chamber generated contradiction among members of the Planalto and strained the debate on the matter. The rapporteur made a series of changes to the text that were criticized by the federal government. Given this, the . The text is now being analyzed by the Senate.
In interviews and publications on the networks in recent days.
A cardinal from the center says that, today, the climate between parliamentarians and the Planalto is very bad, also citing what he classifies as unfulfilled agreements by the Executive, whether in the redistribution of positions, low budget execution and in relation to matters under discussion in the House.
This parliamentarian predicts greater tension in the coming days. Motta’s allies deny, however, that there is a break with (Secretariat of Institutional Relations), responsible for the relationship between the Executive and Legislative, but claim that the parliamentarian’s relationship with the minister has also been shaken.
The leader of the government in the Chamber, (PT-CE), is pointed out by leaders from the center as a name that works to relax the relationship between the House leadership and the Planalto.
Motta assumed the presidency of the Chamber at the beginning of this year, after obtaining support from almost all parties in the House, ranging from PT to PL. Lindbergh and Gleisi were some of the enthusiasts of the party and government’s support for Motta’s candidacy and worked to make this alliance viable.
Since then, however, the relationship between Palácio do Planalto and the Chamber has been one of ups and downs, marked by a . Episodes such as the one by the deputies, and, more recently, displeased the government.
In April last year, the then President of the Chamber, (PP-AL), announced a break with the then Minister of Institutional Relations, . On that occasion, the deputy called him “incompetent”. Lula decided to keep the minister in office anyway.
With a minority of the left in the House, Planalto’s relationship with the Chamber in this third term of the PT member. This new tension between deputies and the government occurs in , the main source of governance of the administration to date.
It generated opposition at the top of the House, which worked under the name of (PSD-MG).
The president of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), who was considered one of Lula’s main allies in Congress, hours after Messias’ announcement and told interlocutors that .
