The government sent a message to the Federal Senate on Wednesday (1st) officializing the appointment of Jorge Messias to fill a vacancy on the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The government’s goal is to get the name approved this semester, before the election period.
According to CNN political analyst Matheus Teixeira, the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União–AP)resists the appointment of Messiah. Alcolumbre preferred the name of Rodrigo Pacheco (PSB), current, to fill the vacancy on the STF.
Alcolumbre’s resistance would have intensified after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) chose Jorge Messias, a name he trusts strictly and that of his closest circle, instead of Rodrigo Pacheco. “This decision caused a rift in the relationship with a wing of the Federal Senate linked to Alcolumbre”, assesses Matheus.
Voltage history
At the end of last year, , he even set a date for the Messiah hearing. However, the prediction was that there was no majority in favor of his name at that time.
“The government retreated and did not send the presidential message, a necessary bureaucratic step so that the Senate could proceed with the choice. This situation irritated Alcolumbre, who even released an official note criticizing members of the government who, according to him, were circulating behind the scenes information that he was making a bargain in exchange for positions”, says the analyst.
Race against time
Now, four months later, the government has finally completed the bureaucratic stage and sent the presidential message to the Senate. According to Matheus, Alcolumbre was taken by surprise by sending the document and was again irritated by the federal government’s move.
The behind-the-scenes prediction is that Lula will hold a hand-to-hand with the senators and that the Planalto Palace’s political articulation will organize a task force to approve Jorge Messias this semester. to prevent the process from mixing with the electoral period.
There is also concern about the post-election scenario. If the results of the polls are not favorable to the current government, Messias’ approval would become even more difficult. As Teixeira analyzed, “if President Lula, for example, does not win the election, what is difficult now would become even more difficult.”
