The president (PT) said in a closed meeting on Wednesday (20) that he will still approve the name of minister of the (Supreme Federal Court), they reported to Sheet meeting participants.
The meeting took place at Palácio do Planalto with members of the government and representatives of the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM).
The statement was given at a time when the PT member was trying to demonstrate strength with the Legislature. The mayors asked him about projects they want to see approved, and the PT member said that he managed to approve all the projects he needed in his government, even with content negotiations.
He then said that his only defeat was the rejection of Messias, but that the Senate would still approve the name of today’s attorney general of the Union for a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
The Senate’s rejection of Messiah was a . The House has not barred a president from a vacancy on the STF since 1894, in the first years of the Republic. The Union’s attorney general needed the favorable votes of at least 41 senators, but received support from only 34.
The President of the Republic went on to tell allies, days after the defeat, that .
According to people close to him, the PT member wants to reaffirm that the choice is the prerogative of the President of the Republic. In conversations, he also says he is aware that the Senate did not impose a personal defeat on Messiah, but on his government.
The expectation is that the Chief Executive will forward the name before October. To the ministers and political organizers with whom he spoke, Lula stated that there was no technical justification for the rejection and that Messias did not deserve it.
These allies say that, after watching the highlights of Messias’ hearing, Lula reinforced the assessment that the head of the organization is prepared for the role.
A new analysis of the Messiah’s name, however, could come up against one in the same legislative session. According to the rule, a new nomination would need to wait until next year to be analyzed again by senators.
Lula’s allies are still analyzing the scenario. Part of the opinion is that the PT member should publicly announce his insistence on the name, but only send the new message in 2027, if he is re-elected. Others point out that the government can question the act in court based on the thesis that the appointment prerogative is supported by the Constitution and could not be restricted by an act of the Senate, which is infraconstitutional.
Messiah’s rejection was the result of a disagreement with the president of the Senate, (-AP).
Alcolumbre wanted the nominee for the STF to be the senator (PSB-MG), one of his closest allies. , with whom he was an ally during most of the PT member’s current term, after the head of government chose Messias for the post.
Lula announced his choice of Messias at the end of last year, but only formally sent the nomination months later. In the meantime, Alcolumbre started to defend that the nomination to the Supreme Court would only be made after the October election. It is up to the president of the Senate to schedule the hearing of the name chosen by the president for the court.
