Entry into government strengthens Marcos Pereira to preside over the Chamber, evaluates Republicans – 07/21/2023 – Panel

The Republicans expect that the probable appointment of a member of the party to the ministry of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will help boost the candidacy of the president of the party, Marcos Pereira, for the presidency of the Chamber, in 2025.

Theoretically, the party will remain independent and outside Lula’s formal base, even with the appointment of federal deputy Silvio Costa Filho (PE) to a ministry, today the most likely scenario. The definition of which folder he will command will occur in the coming days.

In practice, Republican deputies and senators will have to vote with the government on agendas that deviate from customary issues, related to life and religion. The caption is greatly influenced by evangelical churches, especially Universal.

Pereira dreams of counting on Lula’s support for the succession of Arthur Lira (PP-AL), but he will have a strong competitor in the ruling base, the leader of União Brasil, Elmar Nascimento (BA).

Allies of the party president say that the personal relationship between Pereira and Lula has always been good, even during the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

One episode in particular is remembered: in August 2019, Pereira was the only leader of the Bolsonarist base to go personally with other deputies to complain about a court decision to transfer the PT member, who was imprisoned, to a common prison in Tremembé (SP). “There is illegality in this decision”, said the deputy at the time. The transfer ended up being suspended by order of the STF.

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