The nominee for a vacancy on the (Supreme Federal Court), , has told senators that he cannot be penalized for disagreements between the government and the president of , (União-AP).
Messias, the Union’s attorney general, is making a series of visits to senators to try to obtain the minimum of 41 votes necessary to have the nomination approved and take up a place on the court.
When using this argument, the nominee has heard in response that his situation in the Senate is delicate. Alcolumbre scored. The campaign deadline is tight.
Senators interviewed by the report praise the nominee, but say that the problem in question is much bigger than him.
Alcolumbre and most senators wanted Lula to nominate (-MG), former president of the Senate, for the vacancy. There is also a widespread complaint about the government’s political articulation.
The decision to nominate Messias, which was his main source of governability throughout this third term. At the same time, the relationship with the Chamber also deteriorated.
The President of the Republic (20), same with Alcolumbre. Lula believes that the nomination, a prerogative of the Presidency of the Republic, cannot be subject to external pressure.
Once announced, Messiah immediately began reaching out to senators to try to get votes. He had several telephone conversations. Personally, he has already met with senators such as Confúcio Moura (MDB-RO), (PSD-BA), Sergio Petecão (PSD-AC), Eduardo Braga (MDB-AM) and (PSD-MA).
It is in these personal conversations that he argues that he cannot be penalized for the disagreement between the government and the Senate. He also stated that he is trying to speak directly to Alcolumbre, but has not yet received a response. The president of the Senate responded with a text with .
Lula’s nominee was questioned by journalists about his relationship with Alcolumbre. He said he believes he will be received. “At the right time he will help me, I’m working”, he declared. In private conversations, he has said that he has always had a good relationship with the president of the Senate and that he does not know what is happening.
Lula’s nominee appears friendly and smiling during meetings with senators. He has also highlighted being an evangelical and “God-fearing”, in the words he himself uses during conversations. Messias has highlighted his religiosity even when presenting himself to senators who are not linked to this area.
Although Alcolumbre has already announced the vote on Messias for the 10th, there is still no certainty in Brasília about whether it will take place.
The rite of this type of nomination depends on sending a message from Palácio do Planalto formally communicating to the Senate who is chosen. This message, as columnist Mônica Bergamo, from Sheet. In theory, Lula could force a postponement of the vote if he does not send it, buying time to negotiate the approval of Messias.
Messias’ main coordinator in the Senate is the government leader in the House, (-BA). Senators sympathetic to Lula’s nominee, but affiliated with other parties, have tried to support him without confronting Alcolumbre.
If Messias and his allies are unable to reverse the resistance to his name, Lula will suffer a defeat of historic proportions. Five nominees for the STF have already been rejected by the Senate, in the early days of the Republic. Since the end of the 19th century, all those nominated by the head of government have been accepted.
