The political tension installed since the president (PT) chose the attorney general of the Union, (Supreme Federal Court) has left sectors of the public fearful regarding the consequences of a possible rejection of the name.
The measure would open a recent unprecedented crisis — the last time the House blocked a nomination for the president was at the beginning of the Republican period.
The assessment of the senators who began to report the fear behind the scenes is that, in a situation like this, everyone involved could suffer unpredictable losses.
The predominant analysis in the House and among government officials is that the problem is much bigger than Messias, who is mostly popular in the political world. It would be necessary for Lula to intervene and reach an agreement with the president of the Senate, (-AP), to save the nominee for the supreme court.
Alcolumbre, like most of his colleagues, wanted the President of the Republic to choose (-MG) for the open position on the STF. The announcement of the name of Messiah, which was his support point in the Legislature in the current term.
The President of the Senate. Behind the scenes, he has demonstrated that . Obstinacy has made senators who support Lula’s nominee act more discreetly than they could.
An ally of Alcolumbre says that there is an assessment among people close to him that he exposed himself in this process by putting too much tension with the federal government and putting his fingerprint on the dispute.
This parliamentarian believes that the senator made a mistake because it is the prerogative of the Presidency of the Republic to nominate names for the Supreme Court and, by taking a frontal position against one of them, he disrespects the prerogatives of each Power — a criticism often made by Congress towards the Executive.
Lula’s allies believe that he should look for Alcolumbre and that there would at least be room to negotiate nominations for other smaller positions in comparison to the STF.
Examples include the presidency of Cade (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), held by an interim member since July, and the presidency of ANA (National Water Agency), which will become available on January 15th.
Around the president of the Senate, however, the analysis is that this is a deeper problem than the availability of positions for political appointees.
The House leadership wants a broad reformulation of the government’s political articulation. Lula’s allies in the Senate complain, for example, about the lack of PT commitment in discussions on projects of interest to the government.
The resistance of the House has been reported to Messias by the very senators he sought out to ask for support. In these conversations, he usually says that .
On Thursday (27), Messias spoke with senator Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), responsible for preparing the report on the nomination. Close to Alcolumbre, the parliamentarian was willing to try to lower the temperature around the president of the Senate and open doors for Lula’s nominee to other senators.
So far, Alcolumbre has not received the attorney general, who says he believes that a conversation between the two will take place and that he is working towards it.
The choice of Weverton as rapporteur was seen, by Messias’ allies, as a sign that there is room for negotiation with Alcolumbre. The senator from Maranhão is a supporter of the Lula government. The president of the Senate could have placed a member of the opposition in the post, which would have made approval even more difficult.
Messias needs the votes of at least 41 of the 81 senators to take a seat in the Supreme Court. He has said that he wants to speak to all members of the House and is rushing to try to obtain the necessary support before December 10th.
Alcolumbre needs to be submitted to the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission) and a decisive vote in the Senate plenary.
