Haddad calls Lira after talking about the Chamber and says that criticism was not for the current legislature

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Haddad described the conversation with the mayor as “excellent”

Brasilia DF) – The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, sought this Monday afternoon (14), to contain the damage of his declaration that the Chamber would have “a very great power”. Faced with the discomfort generated with the parliamentarians, Haddad called the mayor, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), with whom he tried to clarify the speech, which, according to the head of the economic team, was not a criticism of the current legislature .

“My statements were taken as a criticism (to the current legislature). I was talking about the end of coalition presidentialism.”

, said Haddad. The minister spoke to journalists after discussing the matter with Lira over the phone.

Haddad described the conversation with the mayor as “excellent”. According to the minister, Lira indicated that a clarification by the head of the Treasury would be in order, because, the way it was put, the statement could sound like a personal criticism. “I spoke with Lira, I insisted on calling him”, added Haddad.

As Broadcast Politico revealed, Lira even canceled the meeting that would take place tonight with the rapporteur for the new fiscal framework, Claudio Cajado (PP-BA), party leaders and technicians from the economic team to discuss the changes made by the Senate to the text of the project. According to sources, the leaders of the House were uncomfortable with Haddad’s speech.

To the press, the Minister of Finance once again praised Congress. “All this time, all I’ve been doing is sharing with Congress, the Chamber, the Judiciary, the achievements of the first half”said Haddad, citing the performance of parliamentarians in projects such as the new fiscal framework, tax reform and the project that resumes the casting vote of the Tax Resources Administration Council (Carf).

In an interview given to journalist Reinaldo Azevedo, shown today, Haddad said that the Chamber would be with “a very great power” and that he could not use it to “humiliate” the Senate and the Executive. According to the minister, the exhibition had Lula’s first two terms as a context, while coalition presidentialism was in effect. In Haddad’s assessment, the model was not replaced by a more stable institutional relationship and, therefore, the need to establish a more harmonious system arises. “Far be it from me to criticize the current legislature”said the minister.

*With information from the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.

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