Elected president of 73 votes this Saturday (1), (-AP) reinforced independence scraps in the face of Congress tensions with the Supreme Court (STF). Amapaense made a clear speech to strengthen congress and parliamentary amendments.
Alcolumbre said he will continue to defend the budget distribution model for congressmen’s strongholds, but preached harmony between the three powers and gave an emphatic statement of support to the Lula government (PT) guidelines.
“The agenda elected in the last election was the agenda presented by the President of the Republic Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. No senator, no senator, has the authority of disturbing the government’s agenda. The government will have its schedule fully respected,” he said.
“By the way, we will help the government agenda, when it comes to parliament. But we want the right to say that we agree with it or do not agree with that.”
The senator stated that the congress, under his command, will be “spokesman for the feeling of Brazilians”, but added that this will require “brave position before the government, the judiciary, the media or the market.”
The Senate’s tone of defense against the Supreme Court was also one of the central points of the speech in which Alcolumbre called for the support of his colleagues before the vote. He cited the “challenge” and demanded respect for the prerogatives of the legislature.
“The relationship between powers, although governed by the Constitution and Harmony, has been tested by tensions and disagreements. Among these challenges, I highlight the recent controversy involving parliamentary amendments to the budget, which culminated in debates and decisions with the Supreme Court. and the executive branch, “he said.
“It is essential to respect judicial decisions and the role of the judiciary in our democratic system. But it is equally indispensable to respect the legislature’s prerogatives and ensure that this parliament can exercise its constitutional duty to legislate and represent the Brazilian people,” he added.
The clash of parliamentary amendments, when the STF minister Flávio Dino determined that the federal government suspend the payment and charged more transparency from Congress.
The arm wrestling climbed in December, with Dino’s decision to trigger the to investigate suspicions of corruption. Alcolumbre’s own party, União Brasil, is in the sights of PF, through.
Elected with the third largest score in history, Alcolumbre thanked the “expressive” vote. He said that the broad support he received shows that the Senate is united and cried when talking about the family and predecessor, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG)-who called his brother.
At another time when he defended the Senate, Alcolumbre said it was necessary to resume the rite of provisional measures, suspended at the will of the president of, Arthur Lira (PP-AL)-of the main reasons of friction between the two houses.
Alcolumbre even cited the distance between Pacheco and Lira and said that this led to the weakening of the legislature. The senator added that the lack of communication between the two divided Congress and left some important topics for the country with no response.
With the support of a wide alliance, ranging from Jair Bolsonaro to Lula’s PT, Alcolumbre sought to make a conciliatory speech, saying that none of the political currents is “pure angel or demon.” Alcolumbre also charged compliance with agreements to avoid “a war field.”
In an interview with GloboNews after the result, the new president also said the amnesty of the January 8 scammers will not pacify the country. At another point, he said he did not want Congress to be “the extreme resonance box.”
Amapaense made a point of returning to the Senate presidency with OE to beat the record of Mauro Benevides (MDB) in 1991, and José Sarney (MDB) in 2003, both with 76 of the 81 votes. Get the third largest, 73 votes.
Alcolumbre also recalled his previous term between 2019 and 2021, claiming that he was dealt with one of the most difficult periods in history, in reference to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said it was the “Storm Boy. Already elected, he said he continued equal to the 80 colleagues.
In its first term, Congress expanded power over the budget, establishing a resource sharing for the low transparency parliamentarians’ electoral bases. The movement had the government’s endorsement, with whom Senator Amapaense maintained some alignment.
Alcolumbre sought the reelection, but was prevented by, who thought it was not possible to reapply in the same legislature. All of his articulations were then passed on to Pacheco, elected with great ease.
In these four years, alcohumbre remained one of the main names and articulators of. He presided over the important CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission) and, in a sign of political strength, André Mendonça, in 2021.
