Allies of the president (PT) say that he should seek out the president of , (-AP), to talk about appointing him to the (Supreme Federal Court).
The expectation is that this will happen from this week, with the return of the Chief Executive from international travel. Lula left for South Africa on Thursday (20) to participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit and returned to Brasília this Tuesday (25).
The president made Messias’ name official last week, before traveling and after meeting with the head of the (Attorney General’s Office) at Palácio da Alvorada. The decision, however, meant that Lula chose (PSD-MG), his predecessor in office and one of his main allies.
Since then, Lula’s nominee has announced that he will take it to the voting plenary, with a potential impact of billions of reais on public accounts. Furthermore, he told allies that he is broken with the government leader in the Senate, Jaques Wagner (PT-BA).
This Tuesday (25), the president of the Senate, a deadline considered tight and which will put pressure on the head of the AGU and his allies to obtain the necessary support for its approval. In a sober and institutional speech to the press, Alcolumbre repeated that he was informed of Lula’s nomination by the news.
Lula also returns to the country at a time of tension between the Chamber and the Planalto Palace. On Monday (24), the president of the House, (Republicanos-PB), (RJ).
The two heads of the Legislature were invited by the government to participate in the event that gives those who earn up to R$5,000, which will take place this Wednesday (26), in Planalto. There is still no confirmation of their participation in the event.
Since Messiah’s appointment was made official, complaining that he was not notified in advance of the decision and saying. Alcolumbre’s press office stated hours after Messias’ official announcement that Lula had not called either before or after to inform the senator.
In the second (24), the attempted approach of Messiah, who. The senator said that the nomination will be analyzed “at the appropriate time” and stated that he was aware “with institutional respect” of the AGU head’s statement — without mentioning him by name.
Lula’s interlocutors claim that Alcolumbre’s recent positions and movements raise concern, but argue that dialogue prevails. They claim that it is the prerogative of the Presidency of the Republic to nominate names for the Supreme Court and that Lula conducted this process by listening to everyone, in a respectful manner. Furthermore, they say that now the work to enable the approval of the Messiah begins.
In this sense, they say that Lula’s work directly with Alcolumbre is important. Parliamentarians with good standing in the Chamber and Senate are also being sought out by government supporters to help with conversations.
Lula’s allies point out that the two politicians maintain a good relationship, that the president of the Senate is considered one of the PT’s main allies in Congress and that his demands have been met by Planalto, such as in federal management and in discussions of proposals of interest to the parliamentarian.
The president of the Senate was responsible for appointing two of Lula’s ministers, (Communications) and (Regional Development), as well as names on boards of regulatory agencies and (Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do São Francisco and Parnaíba).
An assistant to the PT member states that the President of the Republic has and is willing to act to alleviate any noise. Another close ally of the president recognizes that the scenario is difficult and will require a lot of negotiation between the PT member and Alcolumbre. There is an assessment among the president’s interlocutors that, without the support of Alcolumbre or Pacheco, the head of the AGU will not be able to obtain the necessary votes.
to schedule conversations and reduce resistance to his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Nominating names for vacancies on the Supreme Court is the prerogative of the Presidency of the Republic, but the names must be endorsed by senators. It is up to the Senate to approve the president’s nomination for the STF, and this requires the minimum support of 41 of the 81 senators, in a secret vote.
