The president of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp), André do Prado (PL), has been working behind the scenes to forge an understanding between the government leader Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) in the House, state deputy Gilmaci Santos (Republicans), and state deputy Ana Carolina Serra (PSDB), after she accused him of gender-based political violence. The tendency is for the three to meet this week.
The crisis arose after Gilmaci Santos removed the president of Sabesp, Carlos Piani, from a meeting of the Metropolitan Affairs Commission. At the time, the government leader claimed there was no quorum to hold the meeting and ruled out any informal conversation with Piani. Ana Carolina Serra stated that she felt disrespected by the parliamentarian’s speeches. Gilmaci denies the accusations.
According to interlocutors, André do Prado called both deputies trying to arrange a meeting to seal a peace agreement. Gilmaci Santos signaled that he was open to dialogue. Ana Carolina Serra has already imposed a condition: she will not sit at the table until the government leader backs down from a note published by the São Paulo Republicans denying the accusations.
The imbroglio could gain a new chapter. The parliamentarian’s allies believe that she should take the case to the Alesp Ethics Council — an outcome that André do Prado tries, at all costs, to avoid.
