Lula charges Padilha for articulating with parliamentarians – 05/04/2023 – Power

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) gave a clear message this Thursday (4) to the Minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha, a day after the government suffered a defeat in the Chamber in a vote on Executive decrees relating to the legal framework of basic sanitation.

“I hope he has the ability to organize, articulate, that he had in the council, within the National Congress. Then it will make life much easier”, he said at the launch of the Economic and Social Development Council, which will be headed by Padilha.

The government’s articulation has been severely criticized by leaders of the National Congress. Dissatisfaction was clear in the vote on Wednesday, when the government suffered a defeat in the vote on the PDL (draft legislative decree) that overturns changes made by the federal government in the Sanitation Framework.

The project, which overturns parts of two decrees, was approved by 295 to 136 votes. Before being voted on, the PT, PC do B and PV federation tried to postpone the appreciation of the text for one session – but it was unsuccessful.

Now, the Senate will need to position itself on the subject so that the changes cease to be valid. This increases the chances of changes to the framework being made via a bill.