Even after setbacks caused by , senators allied with the government () have avoided openly criticizing the president of the moment before important votes for the Palácio do Planalto, such as the hearing for the (Supreme Federal Court).
The heads of the Executive and Legislative branches are scheduled to meet this Wednesday (4).
This Tuesday (3), Alcolumbre decided against the government of the joint (Parliamentary Inquiry Commission) which broke the confidentiality of one of President Lula’s sons, Fábio Luís, known in the political world as .
Despite this, government members of the CPI, made up of deputies and senators, defined that they will not appeal the decision. According to parliamentarians interviewed by the report, calling the STF was not even considered, because the issue is considered internal to Congress, so Alcolumbre would have the last word.
Previously, Alcolumbre’s allies and members of the Board of Directors believed that the president of the Senate would give the government the right to appeal. These senators also assessed that the dispute would end up in the STF anyway for the defeated pole, whatever it was.
The meeting scheduled between Lula and Alcolumbre for this Wednesday aims to unlock Messias’ nomination, which needs to be approved by the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission). The Union’s attorney general faces resistance, given a preference from Alcolumbre and part of the senators for the nomination of former president of the House Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).
Furthermore, the government needs to approve the law, which has already passed through the Chamber, and wants to avoid vetoes being analyzed, which could overturn Lula’s veto on reducing sentences for those convicted of coup plotting.
For this reason, some PT parliamentarians say they are upset with the decision about Lulinha, but privately admit that it would not be good to pick a fight with the president of the Senate or even trigger a new crisis between the Powers.
The PT members’ resignation in relation to Alcolumbre is also related, according to the Sheetwith the expectation that Lulinha’s breach of confidentiality would be reversed briefly in the STF without the bench needing to act in this regard. This Wednesday, minister Flávio Dino, a friend of Lulinha, and the decision should extend to the PT member’s son.
The idea would be to avoid repeating the wear and tear experienced, in 2025, between the government base and the president of the Chamber, (-PB). The PT, on several occasions, called the STF to deal with issues such as the impeachment of deputies Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ) and Carla Zambelli (PL-SP).
In July, he himself to guarantee the validation of a decree by Lula that readjusted the IOF (Financial Operations Tax). Congress had overturned the measure, but the court had, triggering a conflict between the Powers.
In a sign of pacification, the government leader in Congress, senator Randolfe Rodrigues (PT-AP), even praised Alcolumbre when commenting on the decision about Lulinha.
“President Davi acted as a magistrate. If the president of this House acted with liver, for example, he should use this opportunity, as the opposition thought, as a vendetta [vingança]private and personal. He didn’t. […] We bow to understanding,” said Randolfe.
The senator stated that the setback in relation to Lulinha did not indicate a conflict between Planalto and Alcolumbre. He also denied that the Senate president’s actions were related to Messiah’s hearing.
PT congressmen and allied parties claim that Alcolumbre’s decision to break confidentiality, which was based on an interpretation of the rules in relation to symbolic votes, should generate insecurity in Congress when establishing a rule they see as new.
“It’s a strange decision from a regulatory point of view”, says deputy Rogério Correia (PT-MG), adding that the Chamber should not change the procedure in relation to symbolic voting.
Randolfe, however, avoided criticism and said that Alcolumbre’s decision would finally resolve doubts about the voting method in the Senate.
Last week, Alcolumbre surprised government officials by not guiding the vote on Redata, which at Planalto’s request ran the risk of losing its validity. The standard grants exemption from federal taxes to encourage the installation and expansion of data centers in Brazil.
The Minister of Finance, (PT), said at the time that it was necessary “to be delicate in the Senate, to understand the reasons why Redata was not voted on”. Randolfe stated that he believed there was a lack of time, but that other solutions were being analyzed.
Alcolumbre disagreed when asked whether the project would be voted on. “No, the project arrived today,” he said.
This Tuesday, Randolfe once again minimized Alcolumbre’s decision on Redata. “There is no correlation between last week’s episode and this episode. [Lulinha]. President Davi had already expressed previously that materials that arrived, from wherever, with little time for analysis by the Senate would not be voted on.”
