Mayor criticizes the president’s stance in official acts and rules out Transwolff’s return to the municipal transport system
The mayor of , , criticized, this Saturday (20), the stance of President Luiz Inácio da Silva and presented updates on the energy crisis and the management of public transport in the capital. In an interview with the press, the head of the municipal executive addressed the use of official events for political purposes and the legal battles faced by the city hall.
Criticism of the federal government
Nunes classified the President of the Republic’s behavior during recent administrative events as inappropriate, accusing him of transforming institutional acts into an electoral platform.
“I say that it is a lack of respect for the President of the Republic or any public person to use an administration space to hold a political platform. This is disrespectful towards democracy”, stated Nunes.
The mayor argued that the environment was one of administrative work and that there was confusion between the institutional and party spheres. “We have to know what a platform is and what a workplace is. […] There he used the public machine in a shameful way”, he added.
Nunes also repudiated Lula’s speeches directed to the governor of , , suggesting that the president should end his cycle. “Maybe it shows that it’s time for him to finish his mandate and rest a little with Janja, because we no longer need these aggressive environments.”
Crisis with Enel
Regarding energy supply, the mayor held the federal government responsible for regulating and monitoring the concession contract, stating that the city was vulnerable.
“The city hall and the state government, we were hostages, just like you… hostage to Enel and hostage to the inertia of the federal government that did not act”, he declared.
Nunes refuted the utility’s narrative that falling trees would be the main cause of the recent blackouts. “Apart from that thing that they wanted to blame on the trees… you have more than 80% of the places where there was a power outage, it was not related to falling trees”, pointed out the mayor, citing data showing that 2.2 million properties were left without electricity due to 119 falling trees.
He reiterated the objective of the municipal administration: “We will not calm down until the federal government does what is its obligation. […] We no longer want Enel.”
Intervention at Transwolff
In the context of public transport, Nunes commented on recent court decisions involving the bus company Transwolff, investigated for alleged links with organized crime. He criticized a civil injunction that suspended the contract’s expiry process.
“The judge, with all due respect, but in an unusual, unexpected way that we do not understand, gave a preliminary decision without consulting the city hall,” said Nunes.
However, the mayor assured that a second decision, in the criminal sphere, prevents the company from returning to operations. “The possibility of Transwolff wanting to resume services becomes zero, absolutely zero. Therefore, it will not resume services”, he guaranteed.
Bus fare
Regarding the value of the bus ticket, the city hall awaits the conclusion of the SPTrans studies. The decision must be agreed with the state government at the end of the year.
“Normally they bring me in the last week of December”, explained Nunes about the tariff studies. The objective, according to him, is to avoid a real increase: “Do as little as possible, so that it doesn’t at least exceed inflation.”
