The governor of , Celina Leão (PP), stated that her predecessor, (), thought he would be at the head of the government through her, accused him of misogyny and said that she never considered leaving him out of her ticket.
Celina said she was taken by surprise last week when he said he was disappointed in her and suggested a “realignment” between the two. The governor stated that she is facing the BRB, the district bank, without attacks, and that he should be proud.
“I was taken by surprise by his statement of disappointment. But his speech is incoherent because, with , he had to be very proud, because I’m managing to pay the bills”, he told Sheet.
“I’m facing him head on, without attacking him. I was a little surprised by what he said, but maybe it’s because of the issue of [ele] think that he would continue to govern through me. It’s also a bit misogynistic, thinking that women are commanded or can be puppets”, he added.
Ibaneis in March to compete for one of the two Senate seats in October. The former governor was the one who frustrated BRB from buying , from .
Despite the operation being blocked by the Central Bank, BRB continues because of the purchase of fraudulent assets and credit portfolios from Master. Both Vorcaro and former BRB president Paulo Henrique Costa are in prison and .
Politicians interviewed by the report claim that Celina has avoided Ibaneis. A leader who preferred not to be identified says that the emedebista complained that he has not been able to speak to the governor even by phone.
The agreement negotiated before the BRB-Master scandal reserved a seat in the Senate on Celina’s platform for Ibaneis and another for the former first lady (), with whom she is a friend. Despite this, federal deputy Bia Kicis (PL-DF) states that she will also run for the Senate.
In the video recorded by Ibaneis on Wednesday last week (20), the president of the MDB, federal deputy Baleia Rossi, says that “there is no chance of the MDB not participating in the majority ticket”. Asked about the impasse, Celina stated that Ibaneis’ withdrawal “was never considered”.
“It was never said that he would not have [espaço na chapa]especially because he is gone. If he has a party, he has his seat in the majority”, Celina told the reporter.
To alleviate the unease with the allied base, the governor met with the presidents of the parties on Monday (25) alongside the secretary of the Civil House, Gustavo Rocha (Republicans), her candidate for vice president.
According to a leader’s report, Celina said she would like to keep her political group together, including the MDB — only PSB, Cidadania, PT and PSOL declare opposition. The governor also made a kind of mea culpa, saying that the crisis involving the BRB has consumed much of her time.
Another situation that worries the governor of DF is the possibility of the former governor running for elections.
Arruda is trying to return to politics after almost 15 years. Pivot of the DEM’s monthly allowance, the former governor was arrested and convicted in cases arising from Operation Pandora’s Box, in 2009, when he was .
His candidacy depends on the result of the ongoing trial in the virtual plenary of the STF (Supreme Federal Court) on the , which reduced the period within which a candidate can become ineligible.
The trial began on Friday (22) with Cármen Lúcia, to restore the original text of the law. The minister considered the change made by the National Congress last year as a “patent setback”.
Celina met with Supreme Court Minister Cristiano Zanin on the 12th. One of the topics discussed at the meeting, according to reports made to Sheetwas the Ficha Limpa trial.
Initially, the minister’s agenda indicated that the meeting with Celina had two agendas: Ficha Limpa and BRB. Then, at the request of the Government of the Federal District, the Supreme Court changed Zanin’s agenda and suppressed the information from Ficha Limpa.
The governor denied having discussed the changes to the Clean Record Law with Zanin — which differs from the information received by the report. Asked about the change in the agenda, Celina did not respond.
“We talked about BRB. We didn’t go into that topic, no,” he said. “I wasn’t the one who asked for the agenda, it was the advisor. So I don’t know.”
The trial takes place in a virtual plenary, in which votes are cast in writing. The session runs until Friday (29), but can be interrupted if there is a request to view or be featured in the in-person plenary session. and voted to reinstate the original text of the law.
