The president (PT) instructed his assistants to resume dialogue with the president of , (-AP), after the government’s consecutive defeats last week — that of ao (Federal Supreme Court) and the overturning of the PT’s veto on the law reducing sentences for those convicted of coup plots.
The government’s first contact with Alcolumbre since took place through meetings between the head of the Senate and the Minister of Defense, José Múcio, this Tuesday (5), and with the Minister of Institutional Relations, (PT), this Wednesday (6). The ministers were received by Alcolumbre at the Senate’s official residence.
Lula’s interlocutors claim that his order in relation to the discomfort with Alcolumbre was to move on with his life. Upset with the fact that the PT member chose Messias and not Rodrigo Pacheco (PSB-MG), the president of the Senate needed to appoint a new minister to the STF, although he publicly denies it.
According to reports about the meeting between Múcio and Alcolumbre, the conversation was cordial and preliminary. The minister’s objective was simply to gauge the senator’s mood in relation to the government, and the signal from the head of the Senate was that he was available to meet with Lula.
Alcolumbre also told Múcio that it is not the time for Lula to nominate a new name to the STF, that it is necessary to calm the relationship in Congress. As shown by Sheetthe understanding of the president of the Senate is that a.
Before meeting with Alcolumbre, Múcio told Lula that he would discuss Defense resources with the president of the Senate. The president reinforced that last week’s defeat was in the past and that it was necessary to move forward.
The Minister of Defense also sought to know the temperature in relation to Pacheco. He would have asked Alcolumbre if there was any discomfort on the part of the ally regarding the government and heard in response that Messias’ vote had no relation to the election.
Pacheco told journalists this Tuesday that he will decide on his candidacy by the end of May. He hopes, however, to have security in the support of the PT and Lula to make his name official in the dispute.
Likewise, the conversation between Guimarães and Alcolumbre was described as friendly. The government’s objective was to make it clear that the bridges between the Executive and the Senate had not imploded, and the result was celebrated in Planalto.
Allies Alcolumbre also stated that it kept its doors open with the Lula government. The president of the Senate admitted that he made a gesture of rapprochement with the Bolsonaro opposition by imposing defeats on the Palácio do Planalto, but denied having joined forces once and for all with (-RJ).
As shown by Sheetdespite the diagnosis that Alcolumbre acted against the government, a wing of the Executive because Lula still needs to approve projects in Congress before the election, such as the end of the six-day work schedule for one rest day.
