The Minister of Labor, , defended this Wednesday (24) that President Lula (PT) remove (PT-BA) the government leader in , amid the senator’s suspicions involving .
“I hope that in fact there is absolutely nothing in relation to Wagner, a person we respect a lot. Whether or not he continues in the leadership are different things. There are times when a person has to leave their position to defend themselves”, said Marinho. “I would choose to replace him.”
This Tuesday, the former Minister of Finance (-SP) stated that Wagner acted against Master and helped the government to block the institution’s interests. “I can testify wherever he wants.”
Marinho said that Haddad may be the most accredited person to defend Wagner, as he dealt directly with the leader to articulate government proposals in Congress. But despite this, Wagner should leave the lead. According to the labor minister, the topic will still be discussed between the senator and President Lula.
The investigation is investigating suspicions that Wagner received payments linked to the bank, through his stepson’s wife’s company, as well as an apartment in Salvador valued at R$2.5 million. It was last Wednesday (18).
The PF identified a payment of R$3.5 million from a company linked to businessman Augusto Lima to Jaques Wagner’s “family nucleus”, which according to the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) André Mendonça is one of the evidences of closeness between the parliamentarian and the senator. Lima was Vorcaro’s partner at the bank.
to convince Lula to keep him in office at least until July 19, when the parliamentary recess begins. The leader claims to be innocent of the charges and says that his removal could shake the . However, Lula’s aides believe that the president must convince him to hand over the position.
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